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Correct License is not being detected #4513

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@carolinamarc

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Running scancode for the following github package (https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/toedter/jcalendar/1.4/jcalendar-1.4-sources.jar), it doesn't detect correct the license inside. The text explicitly refers to the LGPL, but scancode incorrectly matches it to the GPL.
Source file: JCalendar.java

Detected License: GPL-2.0-or-later (Match: 3%)
Expected License: LGPL-2.0-or-later (GNU Lesser General Public License v2.0 or later)

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Which version of ScanCode.io are you running? 32.2.
Are you running the app using Docker? Yes

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