Editing Pantone (section)

==Intellectual property==
Pantone asserts that their lists of color numbers and pigment values are the [[intellectual property]] of Pantone and free use of the list is not allowed.<ref name = termuse>{{Citation | contribution-url = http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=19309&ca=10 | publisher = Pantone | title = Terms of Use | section = Clause 4 | quote = published materials of Pantone, are protected by copyright laws and include, for example, graphic presentations, color references, Pantone Colors, Pantone Names, numbers, formulas, and software |date = July 30, 2009}}.</ref> This is frequently held as a reason Pantone colors cannot be supported in [[open-source software]] and are not often found in low-cost proprietary software.<ref name=Linux/> Pantone has been accused of "being intentionally unclear" about its exact legal claims, but it is acknowledged that "the simplest claim would be trademark misappropriation or dilution towards someone who produced a color palette marketed as compatible with Pantone's".<ref name=Linux>{{cite web |title=Pantone and free software |url=https://www.linux.com/news/pantone-and-free-software/ |website= Linux.com - News For Open Source Professionals |date=November 21, 2005 |language=en |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211129174200/https://www.linux.com/news/pantone-and-free-software/ |archive-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>

By contrast, intellectual property scholar Aaron Perzanowski claims that Pantone has no intellectual property rights over individual colors or color libraries.<ref name=wired>{{cite magazine |last=Stokel-Walkergearnov |first=Chris |date=2022-11-02 |magazine=Wired |title=Adobe Just Held a Bunch of Colors Hostage |access-date=2022-11-06 |url=https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-pantone-color-subscription-fee/ }}</ref>