2 SZIP Copyright and License Notice
4 The SZIP Science Data Lossless Compression Program is Copyright (C) 2001
5 Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM. All rights released.
7 Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Lowell H. Miles and Jack A. Venbrux.
8 Licensed to ICs Corp. for distribution by the University of Illinois'
9 National Center for Supercomputing Applications as a part of the
10 HDF data storage and retrieval file format and software library
11 products package. All rights reserved. Do not modify or use for other
14 SZIP implements an extended Rice adaptive lossless compression algorithm
15 for sample data. The primary algorithm was developed by R. F. Rice at
16 Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
18 SZIP embodies certain inventions patented by the National Aeronautics &
19 Space Administration. United States Patent Nos. 5,448,642, 5,687,255,
20 and 5,822,457 have been licensed to ICs Corp. for distribution with the
21 HDF data storage and retrieval file format and software library products.
24 Revocable (in the event of breach by the user or if required by law),
25 royalty-free, nonexclusive sublicense to use SZIP decompression software
26 routines and underlying patents is hereby granted by ICs Corp. to all users
27 of and in conjunction with HDF data storage and retrieval file format and
28 software library products.
30 Revocable (in the event of breach by the user or if required by law),
31 royalty-free, nonexclusive sublicense to use SZIP compression software
32 routines and underlying patents for non-commercial, scientific use only
33 is hereby granted by ICs Corp. to users of and in conjunction with HDF
34 data storage and retrieval file format and software library products.
36 For commercial use license to SZIP compression software routines and underlying
37 patents please contact ICs Corp. at ICs Corp., 721 Lochsa Street, Suite 8,
38 Post Falls, ID 83854. (208) 262-2008.