NOTICE.txt

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Created by <AUTHORS/>

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for educational, research and non-profit purposes,
without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted,
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following three paragraphs appear in all copies.

This software program and documentation are copyrighted by The Regents
of the University of California. The software program and
documentation are supplied "as is", without any accompanying services
from The Regents. The Regents does not warrant that the operation of
the program will be uninterrupted or error-free. The end-user
understands that the program was developed for research purposes and
is advised not to rely exclusively on the program for any reason.

This software embodies a method for which the following patent has
been issued: "Method and apparatus for identifying scale invariant
features in an image and use of same for locating an object in an
image," David G. Lowe, US Patent 6,711,293 (March 23,
2004). Provisional application filed March 8, 1999. Asignee: The
University of British Columbia.

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FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND
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