[Insight-developers] graph cut classes

[Nicholas Tustison]

Thanks for the response, Luis.  I'll go ahead and do that relatively  
soon.  I'll be sure to place the caveats in the paper that you mention.

Thanks again,
Nick

On Nov 14, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Luis Ibanez wrote:

>
> 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
>
>
> ========================
> 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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