Legal response: "The CC-BY license is on the category B license, which means it should be prominently labelled and as a separate binary file (for example a jar file). This is so it's clear to users that it's in there (which may lead to the feedback you received) and easier for them to remove/replace."
Reads to me clear that the annotations need to be removed as they are not optional to HttpCore consumers. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: HttpCore - CC buddy license. Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 19:13:59 +0200 Done. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-240
