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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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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 -- ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html |
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 -- ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html |
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 -- ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below:
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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 -- ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html |
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. |
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