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

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Copyright (c) 2003-2008 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.

 The name of the German Cancer Research Center, nor the names of any
 contributors, may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
 software without specific prior written permission.

 Modified source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
 misrepresented as being the original software.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER 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 AUTHORS 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.
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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.