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- JasPer Software License
-
- Copyright (c) 1999-2000, Image Power, Inc. and the University of Britis
- Columbia, Canada
- Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Michael David Adams
- All rights reserved
-
- IMAGE POWER JPEG-2000 PUBLIC LICENS
- ***********************************
-
- GRANT
-
- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person (the "User"
- obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation, to dea
- in the JasPer Software without restriction, including without limitatio
- 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 Condition
- *****************
-
- 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 copyrigh
- notice, and this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer i
- the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution
-
- C. Neither the name of Image Power, Inc. nor any other contributo
- (including, but not limited to, the University of British Columbia an
- Michael David Adams) may be used to endorse or promote products derive
- 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 an
- other contributors (collectively "Licensors") for infringement of an
- intellectual property rights ("IPR") held by the User in respect of an
- technology that User owns or has a right to license or sublicense an
- which is an element required in order to claim compliance with ISO/IE
- 15444-1 (i.e., JPEG-2000 Part 1). "IPR" means all intellectual propert
- rights worldwide arising under statutory or common law, and whethe
- or not perfected, including, without limitation, all (i) patents an
- patent applications owned or licensable by User; (ii) rights associate
- 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 o
- trade secrets and confidential information; (iv) any right analogou
- to those set forth in subsections (i), (ii), or (iii) and any othe
- 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 exten
- applicable) now existing, hereafter filed, issued or acquired
-
- E. If User commences an infringement action against any Licensor(s) the
- such Licensor(s) shall have the right to terminate User's license an
- all sublicenses that have been granted hereunder by User to other parties
-
- F. This software is for use only in hardware or software products tha
- are compliant with ISO/IEC 15444-1 (i.e., JPEG-2000 Part 1). No licens
- or right to this Software is granted for products that do not compl
- with ISO/IEC 15444-1. The JPEG-2000 Part 1 standard can be purchase
- from the ISO
-
- THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE
- NO USE OF THE JASPER SOFTWARE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDE
- THIS DISCLAIMER. THE JASPER SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE LICENSORS AN
- CONTRIBUTORS UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN ``AS-IS'' BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANT
- 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 INTENDIN
- TO USE THE JASPER SOFTWARE OR MODIFICATIONS THEREOF FOR USE IN HARDWAR
- OR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ARE ADVISED THAT THEIR USE MAY INFRINGE EXISTIN
- PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE JASPER SOFTWAR
- IS WITH THE USER. SHOULD ANY PART OF THE JASPER SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIV
- IN ANY RESPECT, THE USER (AND NOT THE INITIAL DEVELOPERS, THE UNIVERSIT
- OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, IMAGE POWER, INC., MICHAEL DAVID ADAMS, OR AN
- 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 TH
- INITIAL DEVELOPER, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, IMAGE POWER, INC.
- MICHAEL DAVID ADAMS, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF TH
- JASPER SOFTWARE, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE T
- THE USER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, O
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION
- DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE O
- MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN I
- SUCH PARTY HAD BEEN INFORMED, OR OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN, OF THE POSSIBILIT
- OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE JASPER SOFTWARE AND UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY ARE NO
- FAULT-TOLERANT AND ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE O
- RESALE AS ON-LINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRIN
- FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES
- AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, DIREC
- LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF TH
- JASPER SOFTWARE OR UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY OR PRODUCT COULD LEAD DIRECTL
- TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAG
- ("HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES"). LICENSOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRES
- OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES. USER WILL NO
- KNOWINGLY USE, DISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE JASPER SOFTWARE OR UNDERLYIN
- TECHNOLOGY OR PRODUCTS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES AND WILL ENSURE THAT IT
- CUSTOMERS AND END-USERS OF ITS PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF TH
- NOTICE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION
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