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Dear communitiy,

whom do I have to ask whether I can include a ImageJ screenshot (no reference whatsevere to the subject can be seen, only a pixeled graphic and the resulting table) into a paper of mine, which I will submit for publication in a scientific journal?

Or is this not necessary because the software is open-source?

Thank you for your help,

Jan
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Dear communitiy,

whom do I have to ask whether I can include a ImageJ screenshot (no reference whatsevere to the subject can be seen, only a pixeled graphic and the resulting table) into a paper of mine, which I will submit for publication in a scientific journal?

Or is this not necessary because the software is open-source?

Thank you for your help,

Jan
This is just a reply to myself in the hope that now it will be forwarded to the mailing list.
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dscho
Hi

On Wed, 10 Jul 2013, Jan wrote:

> > whom do I have to ask whether I can include a ImageJ screenshot (no
> > reference whatsevere to the subject can be seen, only a pixeled
> > graphic and the resulting table) into a paper of mine, which I will
> > submit for publication in a scientific journal?

Screenshots generated using some software are not covered by said
software's copyright; besides, ImageJ is in the public domain (although
every plugin can have their own license).

Having said that, it would be good to cite ImageJ and the papers, if any,
corresponding to the plugins you used.

Ciao,
Johannes

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dscho
Hi Jan,

On Thu, 11 Jul 2013, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jul 2013, Jan wrote:
>
> > > whom do I have to ask whether I can include a ImageJ screenshot (no
> > > reference whatsevere to the subject can be seen, only a pixeled
> > > graphic and the resulting table) into a paper of mine, which I will
> > > submit for publication in a scientific journal?
>
> Screenshots generated using some software are not covered by said
> software's copyright;

To clarify: if you are the creator of said screenshot, you can choose
whatever license you want for it.

It is like taking a photograph: if you took the picture, it is for you to
decide how it can be distributed; the camera manufacturer has no say in
it, unless the license for using the camera had some clauses (in which
case the camera manufacturer would be out of business pretty quickly).

Ciao,
Johannes

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Jan
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Jan

Thank you Johannes.
 
So when the journal asks me to present a written permission that I may submit my screenshot (which I took myself) of their program, from whom do I get this permission?
 
Should I write to the National Institutes of Health /Wayne Rasband? Or can I quote a passage that this is not necessary because it's open source? If where do I find such a passage?
 
Thank you guys,
 
Jan
 
 
 
 
 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Juli 2013 um 16:04 Uhr
Von: "Johannes Schindelin [via ImageJ]" <[hidden email]>
An: Jan <[hidden email]>
Betreff: Re: Permission to publish screenshot of ImageJ
Hi Jan,

On Thu, 11 Jul 2013, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jul 2013, Jan wrote:
>
> > > whom do I have to ask whether I can include a ImageJ screenshot (no
> > > reference whatsevere to the subject can be seen, only a pixeled
> > > graphic and the resulting table) into a paper of mine, which I will
> > > submit for publication in a scientific journal?
>
> Screenshots generated using some software are not covered by said
> software's copyright;

To clarify: if you are the creator of said screenshot, you can choose
whatever license you want for it.

It is like taking a photograph: if you took the picture, it is for you to
decide how it can be distributed; the camera manufacturer has no say in
it, unless the license for using the camera had some clauses (in which
case the camera manufacturer would be out of business pretty quickly).

Ciao,
Johannes

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dscho
Hi Jan,

On Thu, 11 Jul 2013, Jan wrote:

> So when the journal asks me to present a written permission that I may
> submit my screenshot (which I took myself) of their program, from whom
> do I get this permission?

From yourself... ;-)

Seriously, if they ask you for a written permission that you may submit
your screenshot, you have to state in written form that you took it
yourself. That's all.

Ciao,
Johannes

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kangmo
Hi Johannes and Jan,

I have same situation.
ACS request me to get permission from software owner.

Form the email, I just need to say "I took the screenshot by myself".
That's it?

Kang Mo.