[Insight-developers] graph cut classes

[Luis Ibanez]

Hi Nick,

Posting the source code to the IJ will be great.

You may want to include in your IJ paper an upfront warning
(preferably in the abstract) indicating that some of the methods
implemented in the software may be covered by patents.

It will be up to the downloaders of the software to seek licenses
from the patent holders before they build binaries that use this code.

You may want to include a reminder indicating that "research use"
is not exempted from patent rights, and that therefore, a researcher
in a university must still seek a license from the patent holder
before it compiles this code.


The only exemption from patent restrictions is the use for:


     "...amusement, to satisfy idle curiosity,
      or for strictly philosophical inquiry".


For more details on how the decadence of the current patent system
obstruct the progress of science and technology:


   "Patent Failure"
   'How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk'
   http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/06/12/book-review-patent-failure/



   Regards,


      Luis


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Nicholas Tustison wrote:
> Hi Luis,
> 
> I dug out some of that graph cut code that I wrote a couple years back  
> for personal use and I was wondering if I should submit it to the  
> Insight Journal.  I know that several people would be interested even  
> if it couldn't be included in the toolkit due to licensing issues.
> 
> Do you (or any others on the list) know if there are restrictions in  
> simply posting the code with the IJ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Nick Tustison
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