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LGPL v3 license and special permissions for V.2.5e and newer

(November 28, 2012)

All programs in this package are free software; you can redistribute them and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

The package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html.

If the LGPL v3 license is not compatible with your software project you might contact us and ask for a special permission to use the packJPG library under different conditions. In any case, usage of the packJPG algorithm under the LGPL v3 or above is highly advised and special permissions will only be given where necessary on a case by case basis. This offer is aimed mainly at closed source freeware developers seeking to add PJG support to their software projects.

Copyright 2006...2012 by HTW Aalen University and Matthias Stirner. 

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© Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012  by University of Applied Sciences Aalen and Matthias Stirner.

Limited Free Use License Agreement & Copyright Notice
for V.2.4 and older as of Dec. 07, 2009

All packJPG software (the "Software") which you download from this website, or which is delivered to you by email or by any other mean, shall only be used for private non-commercial use and for non-commercial research purposes. You shall never offer for sale or sell the Software to any third party, whether in whole or in part or as an integrated module or sub-module included or embedded in any other software application or software bundle for any purpose of resale or commercial gain. Any and all delivery and/or distribution of the Software by any commercial entity or business is prohibited, whether such delivery and/or distribution is free or not.

The Software, including all intellectual property rights, are the exclusive joint property of the University of Applied Sciences Aalen and Matthias Stirner (the "Owners"). The Owners disclaim all warranties with respect to the Software. The Software is provided "as is" without any warranty. You are using the Software at your own risk and responsibility. The Owners shall never become liable to you or to any third party for any costs or damages resulting from the use of the Software.

The Software is protected by German, United States and other foreign copyright laws and international treaties. Any permitted copy of the Software hereunder must always contain this entire copyright and license notice.

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© Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by University of Applied Sciences Aalen and Matthias Stirner.