| Gaussian-Splatting License | |
| =========================== | |
| **Inria** and **the Max Planck Institut for Informatik (MPII)** hold all the ownership rights on the *Software* named **gaussian-splatting**. | |
| The *Software* is in the process of being registered with the Agence pour la Protection des | |
| Programmes (APP). | |
| The *Software* is still being developed by the *Licensor*. | |
| *Licensor*'s goal is to allow the research community to use, test and evaluate | |
| the *Software*. | |
| ## 1. Definitions | |
| *Licensee* means any person or entity that uses the *Software* and distributes | |
| its *Work*. | |
| *Licensor* means the owners of the *Software*, i.e Inria and MPII | |
| *Software* means the original work of authorship made available under this | |
| License ie gaussian-splatting. | |
| *Work* means the *Software* and any additions to or derivative works of the | |
| *Software* that are made available under this License. | |
| ## 2. Purpose | |
| This license is intended to define the rights granted to the *Licensee* by | |
| Licensors under the *Software*. | |
| ## 3. Rights granted | |
| For the above reasons Licensors have decided to distribute the *Software*. | |
| Licensors grant non-exclusive rights to use the *Software* for research purposes | |
| to research users (both academic and industrial), free of charge, without right | |
| to sublicense.. The *Software* may be used "non-commercially", i.e., for research | |
| and/or evaluation purposes only. | |
| Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a | |
| non-exclusive, royalty-free, license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, | |
| publicly display, publicly perform and distribute its *Work* and any resulting | |
| derivative works in any form. | |
| ## 4. Limitations | |
| **4.1 Redistribution.** You may reproduce or distribute the *Work* only if (a) you do | |
| so under this License, (b) you include a complete copy of this License with | |
| your distribution, and (c) you retain without modification any copyright, | |
| patent, trademark, or attribution notices that are present in the *Work*. | |
| **4.2 Derivative Works.** You may specify that additional or different terms apply | |
| to the use, reproduction, and distribution of your derivative works of the *Work* | |
| ("Your Terms") only if (a) Your Terms provide that the use limitation in | |
| Section 2 applies to your derivative works, and (b) you identify the specific | |
| derivative works that are subject to Your Terms. Notwithstanding Your Terms, | |
| this License (including the redistribution requirements in Section 3.1) will | |
| continue to apply to the *Work* itself. | |
| **4.3** Any other use without of prior consent of Licensors is prohibited. Research | |
| users explicitly acknowledge having received from Licensors all information | |
| allowing to appreciate the adequacy between of the *Software* and their needs and | |
| to undertake all necessary precautions for its execution and use. | |
| **4.4** The *Software* is provided both as a compiled library file and as source | |
| code. In case of using the *Software* for a publication or other results obtained | |
| through the use of the *Software*, users are strongly encouraged to cite the | |
| corresponding publications as explained in the documentation of the *Software*. | |
| ## 5. Disclaimer | |
| THE USER CANNOT USE, EXPLOIT OR DISTRIBUTE THE *SOFTWARE* FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES | |
| WITHOUT PRIOR AND EXPLICIT CONSENT OF LICENSORS. YOU MUST CONTACT INRIA FOR ANY | |
| UNAUTHORIZED USE: stip-sophia.transfert@inria.fr . ANY SUCH ACTION WILL | |
| CONSTITUTE A FORGERY. THIS *SOFTWARE* IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES | |
| OF ANY NATURE AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WITH REGARDS TO COMMERCIAL | |
| USE, PROFESSIONNAL USE, LEGAL OR NOT, OR OTHER, OR COMMERCIALISATION OR | |
| ADAPTATION. UNLESS EXPLICITLY PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT, SHALL INRIA OR THE | |
| AUTHOR 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 FROM, OUT OF OR | |
| IN CONNECTION WITH THE *SOFTWARE* OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE *SOFTWARE*. | |