diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/DefaultSeverities.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/DefaultSeverities.java
index 1c0ce060a..3a242e949 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/DefaultSeverities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/DefaultSeverities.java
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ private void initialize()
     severities.put(MessageId.OPF_016, Severity.ERROR);
     severities.put(MessageId.OPF_017, Severity.ERROR);
     severities.put(MessageId.OPF_018, Severity.WARNING);
+    severities.put(MessageId.OPF_018b, Severity.USAGE);
     severities.put(MessageId.OPF_019, Severity.FATAL);
     severities.put(MessageId.OPF_020, Severity.SUPPRESSED);
     severities.put(MessageId.OPF_021, Severity.WARNING);
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ private void initialize()
     severities.put(MessageId.RSC_004, Severity.ERROR);
     severities.put(MessageId.RSC_005, Severity.ERROR);
     severities.put(MessageId.RSC_006, Severity.ERROR);
+    severities.put(MessageId.RSC_006b, Severity.USAGE);
     severities.put(MessageId.RSC_007, Severity.ERROR);
     severities.put(MessageId.RSC_007w, Severity.WARNING);
     severities.put(MessageId.RSC_008, Severity.ERROR);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageId.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageId.java
index cb6210af4..49ecb21a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageId.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageId.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public enum MessageId implements Comparable<MessageId>
   OPF_016("OPF-016"),
   OPF_017("OPF-017"),
   OPF_018("OPF-018"),
+  OPF_018b("OPF-018b"),
   OPF_019("OPF-019"),
   OPF_020("OPF-020"),
   OPF_021("OPF-021"),
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ public enum MessageId implements Comparable<MessageId>
   RSC_004("RSC-004"),
   RSC_005("RSC-005"),
   RSC_006("RSC-006"),
+  RSC_006b("RSC-006b"),
   RSC_007("RSC-007"),
   RSC_007w("RSC-007w"),
   RSC_008("RSC-008"),
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker.java
index 7635c5756..2dd9cdc99 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.api.EPUBLocation;
@@ -331,6 +332,27 @@ public static boolean isBlessedFontMimetype20(String mime)
     return mime != null && (mime.startsWith("font/") || mime.startsWith("application/font")
         || mime.startsWith("application/x-font") || "application/vnd.ms-opentype".equals(mime));
   }
+  
+  public static boolean isScriptType(String type)
+  {
+    type = (type == null)? null : type.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
+    return "application/javascript".equals(type)
+        || "text/javascript".equals(type)
+        || "application/ecmascript".equals(type)
+        || "application/x-ecmascript".equals(type)
+        || "application/x-javascript".equals(type)
+        || "text/ecmascript".equals(type)
+        || "text/javascript1.0".equals(type)
+        || "text/javascript1.1".equals(type)
+        || "text/javascript1.2".equals(type)
+        || "text/javascript1.3".equals(type)
+        || "text/javascript1.4".equals(type)
+        || "text/javascript1.5".equals(type)
+        || "text/jscript".equals(type)
+        || "text/livescript".equals(type)
+        || "text/x-ecmascript".equals(type)
+        || "text/x-javascript".equals(type);
+  }
 
   protected void checkItem(OPFItem item, OPFHandler opfHandler)
   {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker30.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker30.java
index a3552f7ef..aa208284e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker30.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/OPFChecker30.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.overlay.OverlayCheckerFactory;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.util.EPUBVersion;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.util.FeatureEnum;
+import com.adobe.epubcheck.util.PathUtil;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.vocab.DCMESVocab;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.vocab.PackageVocabs;
 import com.google.common.base.Optional;
@@ -142,17 +143,36 @@ protected void checkItemAfterResourceValidation(OPFItem item)
   {
     XRefChecker xrefChecker = context.xrefChecker.get();
 
-    // Report remote resources when not allowed
+    // Check remote resources
     String mediatype = item.getMimeType();
-    if (item.getPath().matches("^[^:/?#]+://.*") 
+    if (PathUtil.isRemote(item.getPath())
+        // audio, video, and fonts can be remote resources
         && !(isAudioType(mediatype)
         || isVideoType(mediatype)
         || "application/x-shockwave-flash".equals(mediatype)
-        || isFontType(mediatype)
-        || xrefChecker.getTypes(item.getPath()).equals(EnumSet.of(Type.FONT))))
+        || isFontType(mediatype)))
     {
-      report.message(MessageId.RSC_006,
-          EPUBLocation.create(path, item.getLineNumber(), item.getColumnNumber()), item.getPath());
+      // spine items cannot be remote resources
+      // (except, theoretically, for video/audio/fonts)
+      if (item.isInSpine())
+      {
+        report.message(MessageId.RSC_006,
+            EPUBLocation.create(path, item.getLineNumber(), item.getColumnNumber()), item.getPath());
+      }
+      // if no direct reference to the resource was found,
+      else if (xrefChecker.getTypes(item.getPath()).isEmpty())
+      {
+        // if may be allowed when if the resource is retrieved from a script
+        if (context.featureReport.hasFeature(FeatureEnum.HAS_SCRIPTS)) {
+          report.message(MessageId.RSC_006b,
+              EPUBLocation.create(path, item.getLineNumber(), item.getColumnNumber()), item.getPath());
+        }
+        // otherwise, still report it as an error, even if not used
+        else {
+          report.message(MessageId.RSC_006,
+              EPUBLocation.create(path, item.getLineNumber(), item.getColumnNumber()), item.getPath());
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/XRefChecker.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/XRefChecker.java
index 5a8ff7a13..2b74f671c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/XRefChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/opf/XRefChecker.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.vocab.PackageVocabs;
 import com.google.common.base.Optional;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 
 public class XRefChecker
@@ -262,37 +261,48 @@ private void checkReference(Reference ref)
   {
     Resource res = resources.get(ref.refResource);
     Resource host = resources.get(ref.source);
+    
+    // Check remote resources
+    if (PathUtil.isRemote(ref.refResource)
+        // remote links and hyperlinks are not Publication Resources
+        && !EnumSet.of(Type.LINK, Type.HYPERLINK).contains(ref.type)
+        // spine items are checked in OPFChecker30
+        && !(version == EPUBVersion.VERSION_3
+             && res != null && res.item.isInSpine())
+        // audio, video, and fonts can be remote resources in EPUB 3
+        && !(version == EPUBVersion.VERSION_3
+             && EnumSet.of(Type.AUDIO, Type.VIDEO, Type.FONT).contains(ref.type)))
+    {
+      report.message(MessageId.RSC_006,
+          EPUBLocation.create(ref.source, ref.lineNumber, ref.columnNumber, ref.refResource));
+      return;
+    }
 
     // Check undeclared resources
     if (res == null)
     {
-      if (version == EPUBVersion.VERSION_3 && ref.type == Type.LINK)
+      // Report references to missing local resources
+      if (!ocf.hasEntry(ref.refResource) && !PathUtil.isRemote(ref.refResource))
       {
-        if (PathUtil.isRemote(ref.refResource) || ocf.hasEntry(ref.refResource))
-        {
-          return;
+        // only as a WARNING for 'link' references in EPUB 3
+        if (version == EPUBVersion.VERSION_3 && ref.type == Type.LINK) {
+          report.message(MessageId.RSC_007w,
+              EPUBLocation.create(ref.source, ref.lineNumber, ref.columnNumber, ref.refResource),
+              ref.refResource);
         }
+        // by default as an ERROR
         else
         {
-          report.message(MessageId.RSC_007w,
+          report.message(MessageId.RSC_007,
               EPUBLocation.create(ref.source, ref.lineNumber, ref.columnNumber, ref.refResource),
               ref.refResource);
         }
       }
-      else if (PathUtil.isRemote(ref.refResource) && !(version == EPUBVersion.VERSION_3
-          && (ref.type == Type.AUDIO || ref.type == Type.VIDEO || ref.type == Type.FONT)))
-      {
-        report.message(MessageId.RSC_006,
-            EPUBLocation.create(ref.source, ref.lineNumber, ref.columnNumber, ref.refResource));
-      }
-      else if (!ocf.hasEntry(ref.refResource) && !PathUtil.isRemote(ref.refResource))
-      {
-        report.message(MessageId.RSC_007,
-            EPUBLocation.create(ref.source, ref.lineNumber, ref.columnNumber, ref.refResource),
-            ref.refResource);
-
-      }
-      else if (!undeclared.contains(ref.refResource))
+      // Report undeclared Publication Resources (once)
+      else if (!undeclared.contains(ref.refResource)
+          // links and remote hyperlinks are not Publication Resources
+          && !(ref.type == Type.LINK
+               ||  PathUtil.isRemote(ref.refResource) && ref.type == Type.HYPERLINK))
       {
         undeclared.add(ref.refResource);
         report.message(MessageId.RSC_008,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler.java
index ce79eb104..68d8a4d57 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler.java
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ else if (name.equals("font-face-uri"))
         {
           checkSVGFontFaceURI(e, "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink", "href");
         }
+        else if (name.equals("script"))
+        {
+          checkScript(e);
+        }
         checkPaint(e, "fill");
         checkPaint(e, "stroke");
       }
@@ -415,6 +419,10 @@ else if (name.equals("i") || name.equals("b") || name.equals("em") || name.equal
         {
           checkBoldItalics(e);
         }
+        else if (name.equals("script"))
+        {
+          checkScript(e);
+        }
 
         resourceType = XRefChecker.Type.HYPERLINK;
 
@@ -456,6 +464,20 @@ protected URI checkURI(String uri)
       return null;
     }
   }
+  
+  protected void checkScript(XMLElement e) {
+      String type = e.getAttribute("type");
+      if (type == null || OPFChecker.isScriptType(type)) {
+        processJavascript();
+      }
+  }
+  
+  protected void processJavascript()
+  {
+    report.info(path, FeatureEnum.HAS_SCRIPTS, "");
+    context.featureReport.report(FeatureEnum.HAS_SCRIPTS, EPUBLocation.create(path, 
+        parser.getLineNumber(), parser.getColumnNumber()));
+  }
 
   public void endElement()
   {
@@ -485,12 +507,7 @@ public void endElement()
     if (EpubConstants.HtmlNamespaceUri.equals(ns))
     {
 
-      if ("script".equals(name))
-      {
-        String attr = e.getAttribute("type");
-        report.info(path, FeatureEnum.HAS_SCRIPTS, (attr == null) ? "" : attr);
-      }
-      else if ("style".equals(name))
+      if ("style".equals(name))
       {
         String style = textNode.toString();
         if (style.length() > 0)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler30.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler30.java
index 01f2b6e52..005c53634 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler30.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/ops/OPSHandler30.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.vocab.StructureVocab.EPUB_TYPES;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.vocab.Vocab;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.vocab.VocabUtil;
-import com.adobe.epubcheck.xml.Namespaces;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.xml.XMLAttribute;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.xml.XMLElement;
 import com.adobe.epubcheck.xml.XMLParser;
@@ -269,10 +268,6 @@ else if (!context.mimeType.equals("image/svg+xml") && name.equals("svg"))
       requiredProperties.add(ITEM_PROPERTIES.SVG);
       processStartSvg(e);
     }
-    else if (name.equals("script"))
-    {
-      requiredProperties.add(ITEM_PROPERTIES.SCRIPTED);
-    }
     else if (EpubConstants.EpubTypeNamespaceUri.equals(e.getNamespace()) && name.equals("switch"))
     {
       requiredProperties.add(ITEM_PROPERTIES.SWITCH);
@@ -335,11 +330,18 @@ protected void processInlineScripts(com.adobe.epubcheck.xml.XMLElement e)
       String name = attr.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
       if (scriptEvents.contains(name) || mouseEvents.contains(name))
       {
-        requiredProperties.add(ITEM_PROPERTIES.SCRIPTED);
+        processJavascript();
         return;
       }
     }
   }
+  
+  @Override
+  protected void processJavascript()
+  {
+    super.processJavascript();
+    requiredProperties.add(ITEM_PROPERTIES.SCRIPTED);
+  }
 
   protected void processLink(XMLElement e)
   {
@@ -753,8 +755,13 @@ protected void checkProperties()
     if (uncheckedProperties.contains(ITEM_PROPERTIES.REMOTE_RESOURCES))
     {
       uncheckedProperties.remove(ITEM_PROPERTIES.REMOTE_RESOURCES);
-      report.message(MessageId.OPF_018,
-          EPUBLocation.create(path, parser.getLineNumber(), parser.getColumnNumber()));
+      if (!requiredProperties.contains(ITEM_PROPERTIES.SCRIPTED)) {
+        report.message(MessageId.OPF_018,
+            EPUBLocation.create(path, parser.getLineNumber(), parser.getColumnNumber()));
+      } else {
+        report.message(MessageId.OPF_018b,
+            EPUBLocation.create(path, parser.getLineNumber(), parser.getColumnNumber()));
+      }
     }
 
     if (!uncheckedProperties.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageBundle.properties b/src/main/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageBundle.properties
index 381546e2d..33fd778d7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageBundle.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/messages/MessageBundle.properties
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ OPF_014=The property '%1$s' should be declared in the OPF file.
 OPF_015=The property '%1$s' should not be declared in the OPF file.
 OPF_016=The element \"rootfile\" is missing its required attribute \"full-path\".
 OPF_017=The attribute \"full-path\" on element \"rootfile\" must not be empty.
-OPF_018=The 'remote-resources' property was declared in the OPF, but no reference to remote resources has been found. Make sure this property is legitimate.
+OPF_018=The 'remote-resources' property was declared in the Package Document, but no reference to remote resources has been found.
+OPF_018b=The 'remote-resources' property was declared in the Package Document, but no reference to remote resources has been found; please check scripted content to make sure the property is legit. 
 OPF_019=Spine tag was not found in the OPF file.
 OPF_020=Excessive number of spine items.
 OPF_021=Use of non-registered URI scheme type in href: '%1$s'.
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ RSC_003=No rootfile tag with media type 'application/oebps-package+xml' was foun
 RSC_004=File '%1$s' could not be decrypted.
 RSC_005=Error while parsing file: %1$s
 RSC_006=Remote resource reference not allowed; resource must be placed in the OCF.
-RSC_006_SUG=Only audio and video remote resources are permitted.
+RSC_006b=Resource '%1$s' is located outside the EPUB Container; please check the resource is retrieved in scripted content. 
 RSC_007=Referenced resource '%1$s' could not be found in the EPUB.
 RSC_007w=Referenced resource '%1$s' could not be found in the EPUB.
 RSC_008=Referenced resource '%1$s' is not declared in the OPF manifest.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/api/Epub30CheckExpandedTest.java b/src/test/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/api/Epub30CheckExpandedTest.java
index 76de40596..b07991b0b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/api/Epub30CheckExpandedTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/api/Epub30CheckExpandedTest.java
@@ -367,6 +367,22 @@ public void testRemoteImgUndeclaredInOPF()
     Collections.addAll(expectedErrors, MessageId.RSC_006);
     testValidateDocument("invalid/remote-img-undeclared/");
   }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testRemoteImgAlsoUsedInScript()
+  {
+    // tests that remote images are not allowed, even when also retrieved in scripts
+    Collections.addAll(expectedErrors, MessageId.RSC_006);
+    testValidateDocument("invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/");
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testRemoteImgAlsoReferencedInLink()
+  {
+    // tests that remote images are not allowed, even when also referenced as linked resources
+    Collections.addAll(expectedErrors, MessageId.RSC_006);
+    testValidateDocument("invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/");
+  }
 
   @Test
   public void testRemoteAudioWithMissingRemoteResourcesProperty()
@@ -464,6 +480,31 @@ public void testRemoteSVGContentDocInvalid() {
     testValidateDocument("invalid/remote-svg-contentdoc");
   }
   
+  @Test
+  public void testRemoteInScriptForeign() {
+    // test that a (foreign) resource used in a script MAY be a remote resource
+    // OPF_018b is expected to report that the 'remote-resources' property couldn't be verified
+    // RSC_006b is expected to report the remote item 
+    Collections.addAll(expectedUsages, MessageId.OPF_018b, MessageId.RSC_006b);
+    testValidateDocument("valid/remote-in-script-foreign", true, false);
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testRemoteInScriptCMT() {
+    // test that SVG Content Documents MUST NOT be remote resources
+    // OPF_018b is expected to report that the 'remote-resources' property couldn't be verified
+    // RSC_006b is expected to report the remote item 
+    Collections.addAll(expectedUsages, MessageId.OPF_018b, MessageId.RSC_006b);
+    testValidateDocument("valid/remote-in-script-cmt", true, false);
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testRemoteSpineItem() {
+    // test that top-level Content Documents MUST NOT be remote resources
+    expectedErrors.add(MessageId.RSC_006);
+    testValidateDocument("invalid/remote-spine-item");
+  }
+  
   @Test
   public void testValidateEPUB30_circularFallback()
   {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/META-INF/container.xml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/META-INF/container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9945b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/META-INF/container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<container version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
+   <rootfiles>
+      <rootfile full-path="OPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>
+   </rootfiles>
+</container>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/content_001.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/content_001.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80bce592e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/content_001.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal EPUB</title>
+		<link href="https://example.org/image.jpg" rel="alternate" />
+	</head>
+	<body epub:type="bodymatter">
+		<h1>Loomings</h1>
+		<p>Call me <a href="https://example.org/image.jpg">Ishmael</a>.</p>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/nav.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/nav.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb044b8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/nav.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal Nav</title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<nav epub:type="toc">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml">content 001</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+		<nav epub:type="landmarks">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml" epub:type="bodymatter">Start Reading</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/package.opf b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/package.opf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d16e1c2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/OPS/package.opf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="3.0" xml:lang="en" unique-identifier="q">
+  <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+    <dc:title id="title">Minimal EPUB 3.0</dc:title>
+    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
+    <dc:identifier id="q">NOID</dc:identifier>
+    <meta property="dcterms:modified">2017-06-14T00:00:01Z</meta>
+  </metadata>
+  <manifest>
+    <item id="content_001" href="content_001.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"/>
+    <item id="nav" href="nav.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="nav"/>
+    <item id="image" href="https://example.org/image.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg"/>
+  </manifest>
+  <spine>
+    <itemref idref="content_001"/>
+  </spine>
+</package>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/mimetype b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/mimetype
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ef03f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-link/mimetype
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application/epub+zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/META-INF/container.xml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/META-INF/container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9945b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/META-INF/container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<container version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
+   <rootfiles>
+      <rootfile full-path="OPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>
+   </rootfiles>
+</container>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/content_001.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/content_001.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b062174b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/content_001.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal EPUB</title>
+		<script>
+			vsr req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+			req.open("GET", "https://example.org/image.jpg");
+			req.send();
+		</script>
+	</head>
+	<body epub:type="bodymatter">
+		<h1>Loomings</h1>
+		<p>Call me Ishmael.</p>
+		<!-- direct reference to the remote resource is not allowed -->
+		<img src="https://example.org/image.jpg" alt=""/>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/nav.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/nav.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb044b8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/nav.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal Nav</title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<nav epub:type="toc">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml">content 001</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+		<nav epub:type="landmarks">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml" epub:type="bodymatter">Start Reading</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/package.opf b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/package.opf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fba842b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/OPS/package.opf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="3.0" xml:lang="en" unique-identifier="q">
+<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+  <dc:title id="title">Minimal EPUB 3.0</dc:title>
+  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
+  <dc:identifier id="q">NOID</dc:identifier>
+  <meta property="dcterms:modified">2017-06-14T00:00:01Z</meta>
+</metadata>
+<manifest>
+  <item id="content_001"  href="content_001.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="scripted remote-resources"/>
+  <item id="nav"  href="nav.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="nav"/>
+  <item id="image"  href="https://example.org/image.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg"/>
+</manifest>
+<spine>
+  <itemref idref="content_001" />
+</spine>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/mimetype b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/mimetype
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ef03f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-img-also-in-script/mimetype
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application/epub+zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/META-INF/container.xml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/META-INF/container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9945b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/META-INF/container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<container version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
+   <rootfiles>
+      <rootfile full-path="OPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>
+   </rootfiles>
+</container>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/OPS/nav.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/OPS/nav.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb3fd5134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/OPS/nav.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal Nav</title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<nav epub:type="toc">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="https://example.org/content_001.xhtml">content 001</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+		<nav epub:type="landmarks">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="https://example.org/content_001.xhtml" epub:type="bodymatter">Start Reading</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/OPS/package.opf b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/OPS/package.opf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cb903dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/OPS/package.opf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="3.0" xml:lang="en" unique-identifier="q">
+<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+  <dc:title id="title">Minimal EPUB 3.0</dc:title>
+  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
+  <dc:identifier id="q">NOID</dc:identifier>
+  <meta property="dcterms:modified">2017-06-14T00:00:01Z</meta>
+</metadata>
+<manifest>
+  <item id="content_001"  href="https://example.org/content_001.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"/>
+  <item id="nav"  href="nav.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="nav"/>
+</manifest>
+<spine>
+  <itemref idref="content_001" />
+</spine>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/mimetype b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/mimetype
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ef03f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/invalid/remote-spine-item/mimetype
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application/epub+zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-bindings.txt b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-bindings.txt
index 0499c0fc7..ff82dcb04 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-bindings.txt
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-bindings.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 [declared mimetype] application/xhtml+xml
 [declared mimetype] text/css
 [declared mimetype] application/x-demo-slideshow
-[hasScripts] text/javascript
+[hasScripts] 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-object-native.txt b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-object-native.txt
index fc5ae4958..3c35d0e33 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-object-native.txt
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/fallback-object-native.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 [declared mimetype] text/css
 [declared mimetype] application/x-demo-slideshow2
 [declared mimetype] video/avi
-[hasScripts] text/javascript
+[hasScripts] 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/META-INF/container.xml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/META-INF/container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9945b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/META-INF/container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<container version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
+   <rootfiles>
+      <rootfile full-path="OPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>
+   </rootfiles>
+</container>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/content_001.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/content_001.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d054b722a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/content_001.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal EPUB</title>
+		<script>
+			vsr req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+			req.open("GET", "https://example.org/image.jpg");
+			req.send();
+		</script>
+	</head>
+	<body epub:type="bodymatter">
+		<h1>Loomings</h1>
+		<p>Call me Ishmael.</p>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/nav.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/nav.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb044b8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/nav.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal Nav</title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<nav epub:type="toc">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml">content 001</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+		<nav epub:type="landmarks">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml" epub:type="bodymatter">Start Reading</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/package.opf b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/package.opf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fba842b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/OPS/package.opf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="3.0" xml:lang="en" unique-identifier="q">
+<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+  <dc:title id="title">Minimal EPUB 3.0</dc:title>
+  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
+  <dc:identifier id="q">NOID</dc:identifier>
+  <meta property="dcterms:modified">2017-06-14T00:00:01Z</meta>
+</metadata>
+<manifest>
+  <item id="content_001"  href="content_001.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="scripted remote-resources"/>
+  <item id="nav"  href="nav.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="nav"/>
+  <item id="image"  href="https://example.org/image.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg"/>
+</manifest>
+<spine>
+  <itemref idref="content_001" />
+</spine>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/mimetype b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/mimetype
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ef03f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-cmt/mimetype
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application/epub+zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/META-INF/container.xml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/META-INF/container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9945b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/META-INF/container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<container version="1.0" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:container">
+   <rootfiles>
+      <rootfile full-path="OPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>
+   </rootfiles>
+</container>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/content_001.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/content_001.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5d09c096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/content_001.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal EPUB</title>
+		<script>
+			vsr req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+			req.open("GET", "https://example.org/data");
+			req.send();
+		</script>
+	</head>
+	<body epub:type="bodymatter">
+		<h1>Loomings</h1>
+		<p>Call me Ishmael.</p>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/nav.xhtml b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/nav.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb044b8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/nav.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>Minimal Nav</title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<nav epub:type="toc">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml">content 001</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+		<nav epub:type="landmarks">
+			<ol>
+				<li><a href="content_001.xhtml" epub:type="bodymatter">Start Reading</a></li>
+			</ol>
+		</nav>
+	</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/package.opf b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/package.opf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ee1bc96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/OPS/package.opf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="3.0" xml:lang="en" unique-identifier="q">
+<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+  <dc:title id="title">Minimal EPUB 3.0</dc:title>
+  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
+  <dc:identifier id="q">NOID</dc:identifier>
+  <meta property="dcterms:modified">2017-06-14T00:00:01Z</meta>
+</metadata>
+<manifest>
+  <item id="content_001"  href="content_001.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="scripted remote-resources"/>
+  <item id="nav"  href="nav.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" properties="nav"/>
+  <item id="data"  href="https://example.org/data" media-type="application/vnd.data"/>
+</manifest>
+<spine>
+  <itemref idref="content_001" />
+</spine>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/mimetype b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/mimetype
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ef03f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/30/expanded/valid/remote-in-script-foreign/mimetype
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application/epub+zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/css/font-face_expected_results.json b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/css/font-face_expected_results.json
index ac61fccf8..c6ec78f44 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/css/font-face_expected_results.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/css/font-face_expected_results.json
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
       "column" : 101,
       "context" : "http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Chela+One"
     } ],
-    "suggestion" : "Only audio and video remote resources are permitted."
+    "suggestion" : null
   }, {
     "ID" : "RSC-007",
     "severity" : "ERROR",
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/XMLHttpRequest_expected_results.json b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/XMLHttpRequest_expected_results.json
index 467079200..48cf4b4b5 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/XMLHttpRequest_expected_results.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/XMLHttpRequest_expected_results.json
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
     "navigationOrder" : 2,
     "isHTML5" : false,
     "isFixedFormat" : false,
-    "isScripted" : false,
+    "isScripted" : true,
     "scriptSrc" : false,
     "scriptTag" : false,
     "scriptInline" : true,
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/eval_expected_results.json b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/eval_expected_results.json
index 03ba89280..2ceeec3cd 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/eval_expected_results.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/eval_expected_results.json
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
     "navigationOrder" : 2,
     "isHTML5" : false,
     "isFixedFormat" : false,
-    "isScripted" : false,
+    "isScripted" : true,
     "scriptSrc" : false,
     "scriptTag" : false,
     "scriptInline" : true,
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/properties_expected_results.json b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/properties_expected_results.json
index caf7c5594..60f5ca522 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/properties_expected_results.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/properties_expected_results.json
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
     "navigationOrder" : 1,
     "isHTML5" : false,
     "isFixedFormat" : false,
-    "isScripted" : false,
+    "isScripted" : true,
     "scriptSrc" : false,
     "scriptTag" : false,
     "scriptInline" : true,
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
     "navigationOrder" : 4,
     "isHTML5" : false,
     "isFixedFormat" : false,
-    "isScripted" : false,
+    "isScripted" : true,
     "scriptSrc" : false,
     "scriptTag" : false,
     "scriptInline" : true,
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/storage_expected_results.json b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/storage_expected_results.json
index b7080153f..bd0db3149 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/storage_expected_results.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/storage_expected_results.json
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
     "navigationOrder" : 2,
     "isHTML5" : false,
     "isFixedFormat" : false,
-    "isScripted" : false,
+    "isScripted" : true,
     "scriptSrc" : false,
     "scriptTag" : false,
     "scriptInline" : true,
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/unused_expected_results.json b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/unused_expected_results.json
index 6b05ccb2b..15b41c4a9 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/unused_expected_results.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/adobe/epubcheck/test/scripts/unused_expected_results.json
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
     "navigationOrder" : 2,
     "isHTML5" : false,
     "isFixedFormat" : false,
-    "isScripted" : false,
+    "isScripted" : true,
     "scriptSrc" : false,
     "scriptTag" : false,
     "scriptInline" : true,