I would ask a different question. Is it moral to patent a mathematical algorithm? A don't think it should be patentable and so does the rest of the world except of USA and maybe Japan. Imagine someone patented Fourrier transformation...
If I use Hugin and SIFT based control point generators, I'm not breaking any law and I don't do anything immoral. In fact the patent law is mainly used to slow down invention and evolution. Except of making less things patentable and for shorter time, some countries are going the other way we may see soon someone who will receive a patent for air breathing. -- 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
