Re: [PATCH] jpeg image reader

[Bean]

On Jan 15, 2008 8:46 PM, Marco Gerards <address@hidden> wrote:
> Robert Millan <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 01:21:04PM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I do not think these algorithms can be copyrighted and are in the
> >> >> public domain?  Can you check this?
> >> >
> >> > Only actual code can be copyrighted.  Algorithms can only be patented.
> >> >
> >> > Copyright expires into public domain, but this is only theoretical since
> >> > they reform copyright law every 20 years to extend it.
> >> >
> >> > I think only patents actually expire in practice.
> >>
> >> What I meant was, that the code Bean used is public domain already.
> >> AFAIK that's not uncommon for reference implementations.
> >
> > It shouldn't be.  I wouldn't be too sure though.
>
> Bean will know :-)

I think copyright should not be the problem, the IJG's version can
practically be used in anyway you wanted.

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Bean