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- JasPer Software License
-
- Copyright (c) 1999-2000, Image Power, Inc. and the University of British
- Columbia, Canada.
- Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Michael David Adams.
- All rights reserved.
-
- IMAGE POWER JPEG-2000 PUBLIC LICENSE
- ************************************
-
- GRANT:
-
- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person (the "User")
- obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation, to deal
- in the JasPer Software without restriction, including without limitation
- the right to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- and/or sell copies of the JasPer Software (in source and binary forms),
- and to permit persons to whom the JasPer Software is furnished to do so,
- provided further that the License Conditions below are met.
-
- License Conditions
- ******************
-
- A. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
- and this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
-
- B. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- notice, and this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in
- the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-
- C. Neither the name of Image Power, Inc. nor any other contributor
- (including, but not limited to, the University of British Columbia and
- Michael David Adams) may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- from this software without specific prior written permission.
-
- D. User agrees that it shall not commence any action against Image Power,
- Inc., the University of British Columbia, Michael David Adams, or any
- other contributors (collectively "Licensors") for infringement of any
- intellectual property rights ("IPR") held by the User in respect of any
- technology that User owns or has a right to license or sublicense and
- which is an element required in order to claim compliance with ISO/IEC
- 15444-1 (i.e., JPEG-2000 Part 1). "IPR" means all intellectual property
- rights worldwide arising under statutory or common law, and whether
- or not perfected, including, without limitation, all (i) patents and
- patent applications owned or licensable by User; (ii) rights associated
- with works of authorship including copyrights, copyright applications,
- copyright registrations, mask work rights, mask work applications,
- mask work registrations; (iii) rights relating to the protection of
- trade secrets and confidential information; (iv) any right analogous
- to those set forth in subsections (i), (ii), or (iii) and any other
- proprietary rights relating to intangible property (other than trademark,
- trade dress, or service mark rights); and (v) divisions, continuations,
- renewals, reissues and extensions of the foregoing (as and to the extent
- applicable) now existing, hereafter filed, issued or acquired.
-
- E. If User commences an infringement action against any Licensor(s) then
- such Licensor(s) shall have the right to terminate User's license and
- all sublicenses that have been granted hereunder by User to other parties.
-
- F. This software is for use only in hardware or software products that
- are compliant with ISO/IEC 15444-1 (i.e., JPEG-2000 Part 1). No license
- or right to this Software is granted for products that do not comply
- with ISO/IEC 15444-1. The JPEG-2000 Part 1 standard can be purchased
- from the ISO.
-
- THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE.
- NO USE OF THE JASPER SOFTWARE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER
- THIS DISCLAIMER. THE JASPER SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE LICENSORS AND
- CONTRIBUTORS UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN ``AS-IS'' BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY
- OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
- WARRANTIES THAT THE JASPER SOFTWARE IS FREE OF DEFECTS, IS MERCHANTABLE,
- IS FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR IS NON-INFRINGING. THOSE INTENDING
- TO USE THE JASPER SOFTWARE OR MODIFICATIONS THEREOF FOR USE IN HARDWARE
- OR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ARE ADVISED THAT THEIR USE MAY INFRINGE EXISTING
- PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
- THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE JASPER SOFTWARE
- IS WITH THE USER. SHOULD ANY PART OF THE JASPER SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE
- IN ANY RESPECT, THE USER (AND NOT THE INITIAL DEVELOPERS, THE UNIVERSITY
- OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, IMAGE POWER, INC., MICHAEL DAVID ADAMS, OR ANY
- OTHER CONTRIBUTOR) SHALL ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING,
- REPAIR OR CORRECTION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY,
- WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL THE
- INITIAL DEVELOPER, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, IMAGE POWER, INC.,
- MICHAEL DAVID ADAMS, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF THE
- JASPER SOFTWARE, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO
- THE USER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
- DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR
- MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF
- SUCH PARTY HAD BEEN INFORMED, OR OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN, OF THE POSSIBILITY
- OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE JASPER SOFTWARE AND UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY ARE NOT
- FAULT-TOLERANT AND ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE OR
- RESALE AS ON-LINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING
- FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES,
- AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, DIRECT
- LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE
- JASPER SOFTWARE OR UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY OR PRODUCT COULD LEAD DIRECTLY
- TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
- ("HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES"). LICENSOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS
- OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES. USER WILL NOT
- KNOWINGLY USE, DISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE JASPER SOFTWARE OR UNDERLYING
- TECHNOLOGY OR PRODUCTS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES AND WILL ENSURE THAT ITS
- CUSTOMERS AND END-USERS OF ITS PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE
- NOTICE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.
-