diff-gaussian-rasterization/LICENSE.md

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  
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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  

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*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  
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## 3.  Rights granted  

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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  
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## 4.  Limitations  

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to undertake all necessary precautions for its execution and use.  

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## 5.  Disclaimer  

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