"Thorsten Froehlich" <tho### [at] trfde> wrote in message
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> In article <chr### [at] netplexaussieorg> ,
> Christopher James Huff <chr### [at] maccom>  wrote:
>
> >> 3D World had an article about this, but I couldn't find an online link.
> >>
> >> http://www.digitalproducer.com/2002/07_jul/news/07_22/pixar_exluna.htm
> >>
> >> Pixar sued a rival, and one of the object of contention was the
> >> anti-aliasing technique.  Is POV OK?
> >
> > If you are asking if anyone has a patent on something used in POV, the
> > answer is yes. Given the amount and type of stuff patented, there has to
> > be. Even if there weren't, POV still wouldn't be "safe". This particular
> > patent was on a kind of "random sampling" as I recall...they could
> > probably claim it applies to POV antialiasing, area lights, photons,
> > media, radiosity...fighting them off would not be easy.
> > Fortunately, the POV Team probably isn't a very high-priority target.
>
> No, the official answer can only be that the POV-Team is not aware of any
> patents infringed by POV-Ray.  Saying anything else would be very
> danagerous.

    I find that this is the most important part of this thread.

       ~Steve~


>
>     Thorsten
>
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