Re: Lens correction database

Hi Pablo,


 Pablo> License:
 Pablo> What kind of license should be used (for the code and more important, the
 Pablo> database)? A GPL like license to restrict usage to open source software or a
 Pablo> LGPL like license? Or a non-commercial license? Can code licences be applied
 Pablo> to databases?

I think the idea is great.

Databases are problematic from an open source point of view. I suggest
you ask this question directly to the FSF. They have a lot of
experience and will probably give us a good answer.

In many countries databases are now protected, but the underlying
facts are not (they are usually facts, that are not copyrightable). I
suspect camera correction parameters fall into this category.

This could be another reason why Tomas choose to encrypt his
database. In the US, if one tries to decipher a document (outside the
scope of the original license) then this person is breaking the
DMCA. So,

The DMCA does not protect the database, but it protects against
decryption of it.


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dmg


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