IANAL and I'm no expert on patents, but note that whatever are the issues with the software, the intellectual property of the image is completely separate.
On 17 Dic, 06:30, DaveN <[email protected]> wrote: > The best control point generators out there are SIFT based (or the > software company doesn't tell you what the function is but it sure > seems to operate like SIFT). SIFT is patented however that patent is > largely ignored on the grounds that such patents don't apply in all > parts of the world. The current downloads for Hugin barely mention > the patent issue. > > Copyrights are also largely ignored in some parts of the world. Using > the same logic as above, is it ok for someone in one of the parts of > the world that largely ignore copyrights to repackage a version of > Hugin and sell it as their own worldwide? Would it be ok if they did > so and only casually mentioned to the buyer to check their local laws > for any issues that may concern them locally? > > If someone makes a commercial image from Hugin using a SIFT control > point generator and then posts the stitched image on the Internet and > someone copies it, is that ok? > > I'll duck now. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
