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                           Image Handling Library
                                 README File
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This Readme file contains the latest information about the Image Handling Library.
Please read this file before using the Image Handling Library.
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Contents

1. Acknowledgments
2. Copyrights



1. Acknowledgments
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This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.


2. Copyrights
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TIFF:

Copyright (c) 1988-1996 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its 
documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that:

1. The above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all 
copies of the software and related documentation.

2. The names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any 
advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific, 
prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.

IJG:

Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this 
software (or portions thereof) for any purpose, without fee, subject to 
these conditions:

1. If any part of the source code for this software is distributed, then 
this README file must be included, with this copyright and no-warranty 
notice unaltered; and any additions, deletions, or changes to the original 
files must be clearly indicated in accompanying documentation.

2. If only executable code is distributed, then the accompanying 
documentation must state that "this software is based in part on the work of 
the Independent JPEG Group".

3. Permission for use of this software is granted only if the user accepts 
full responsibility for any undesirable consequences; the authors accept NO 
LIABILITY for damages of any kind.

These conditions apply to any software derived from or based on the IJG 
code, not just to the unmodified library. If you use our work, you ought to 
acknowledge us.

Permission is NOT granted for the use of any IJG author's name or company 
name in advertising or publicity relating to this software or products 
derived from it. This software may be referred to only as "the Independent 
JPEG Group's software".
We specifically permit and encourage the use of this software as the basis 
of commercial products, provided that all warranty or liability claims are 
assumed by the product vendor.

Adobe(R) XMP Toolkit:

The BSD License

Copyright (c) 1999 - 2008, Adobe Systems Incorporated 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 Adobe Systems Incorporated, 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 OWNER 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.

Expat:

Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd
                               and Clark Cooper
Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Expat maintainers.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining 
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the 
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including 
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, 
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to 
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to 
the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included 
in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF 
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY 
CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, 
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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