----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Image Handling Library README File ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Readme file contains the latest information about the Image Handling Library. Please read this file before using the Image Handling Library. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents 1. Acknowledgments 2. Copyright 1. Acknowledgments ------------------ This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. 2. Copyrights ------------- TIFF: Copyright (c) 1988-1996 Sam Leffler Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that: 1. The above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation. 2. 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