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= License text =
 
 
 
MITK is available as free open source software under a [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php BSD-style license].
 
MITK is available as free open source software under a [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php BSD-style license].
 
The exact license text is:
 
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Copyright (c) 2003-2008 German Cancer Research Center, Division of Medical
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Copyright (c) 2003-2017 German Cancer Research Center,
and Biological Informatics
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Division of Medical and Biological Informatics
 
All rights reserved.
 
All rights reserved.
  
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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without modification, are permitted provided that the
 
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following conditions are met:
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 
  
  Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
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  copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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  following disclaimer.
  
  The name of the German Cancer Research Center, nor the names of any
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  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
contributors, may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
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  copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
software without specific prior written permission.
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  following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
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  materials provided with the distribution.
  
  Modified source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
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  * Neither the name of the German Cancer Research Center,
misrepresented as being the original software.
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  nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse
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  or promote products derived from this software without
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  specific prior written permission.
  
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS''
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
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MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
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CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
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INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
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(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
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OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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= What may I do with MITK? =
 
 
'''May I use MITK for commercial purposes?'''
 
* Yes, without restrictions. We appreciate if you reference the DKFZ and MITK, but you are free to use MITK without any notice. See the license text for details.
 
 
'''May I redistribute modified source code versions of MITK?'''
 
* Yes, you may do that using any license you like. See the license text for details.
 
 
'''May I use MITK for patient treatment?'''
 
* Depends on applicable laws. MITK comes without any guarantees (see license). The answer is probably NO. Best you ask your lawyer.
 

Latest revision as of 17:28, 8 December 2017

MITK is available as free open source software under a BSD-style license. The exact license text is:


=======================================================================
Copyright (c) 2003-2017 German Cancer Research Center,
Division of Medical and Biological Informatics
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, are permitted provided that the
following conditions are met:

 * Redistributions of source code must retain the above
   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
   following disclaimer.

 * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
   following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
   materials provided with the distribution.

 * Neither the name of the German Cancer Research Center,
   nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse
   or promote products derived from this software without
   specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
=======================================================================