On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:56:28 +0100, Lutz-Peter Hooge <lpv### [at] gmxde>
wrote:

>IMBJR <no### [at] spamhere> wrote:
>
>> I for one, for obvious reasons, believe it is a valid format to use
>> for a few reasons:
>
>I believe it is not, because AFAIK it is not free (you have to pay to
>get the specification), and there may be patent issues. 
>IMO that disqualifies it as an internet file format.

Well the software I use to make and view JPEG2000 files is free so I
believe it is free.

And who the hell is talking about getting the spec? We are only
interested in the software that results. The implied payment for the
use of the spec is neither here or there - one usually does have to
pay for such usages.

And I believe one of its main proposed uses is for transfer of visual
information across a network. So that does tend to qualify it as an
internet format.

>
>Lutz-Peter

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