Message-ID: m33dvxcaiv.fsf@gate7.olympiakos.com
To: Mark <mark_k@iname.com>
Subject: Re: JBIG in TIFF?
From: Kiriakos Georgiou <kg@gate7.olympiakos.com>
Date: 30 Sep 1999 00:02:00 -0400
Cc: tiff@olympiakos.com
In-Reply-To: Mark's message of "Mon, 27 Sep 1999 21:54:20 +0000"
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Mark <mark_k@iname.com> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> Is there any (proposed) standard for using JBIG compression in TIFF files?
> 
> Also, is anyone here familiar with JBIG-related patent licensing issues? I
> understand that several patents cover various aspects of the compression. For
> example, would it be legal to distribute a program which has JBIG support free
> of charge for noncommercial use, without paying license fees?
> 


Apparently it's legal since there is a jbig library under the GPL:
ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/pub/doc/ISO/JBIG/

I assume it wouldn't be around and ImageMagic wouldn't be using it
if there were legal problems.

-- 
Kiriakos

