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From: montnaro@spyder.crd.ge.com (Skip Montanaro)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Marching Cubes
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Date: 9 Sep 90 03:25:04 GMT
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In-reply-to: antony@george.lbl.gov's message of 5 Sep 90 21:56:52 GMT


GE holds a patent on Marching Cubes. Lots of people have implemented it for
their own use. There's nothing wrong with that. To make money from it,
however (for instance, use MC in a volume visualization system you sell),
you must license it from GE.

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Skip (montanaro@crdgw1.ge.com)