Sure the IP rights are separate but that was not the question. If you create an image infringing on a patent, can you in all honesty be outraged if someone infringes on your rights to your image?
On Dec 17, 12:39 am, ArAgost <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
