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+SIBR License  
+============  
+
+**Inria** and **the Max Planck Institut for Informatik** 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  
+Programmes (APP).  
+
+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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+*Software* means the original work of authorship made available under this  
+License ie Sibr-core.  
+
+*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  
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+## 5.  Disclaimer  
+
+THE USER CANNOT USE, EXPLOIT OR DISTRIBUTE THE *SOFTWARE* FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES  
+WITHOUT PRIOR AND EXPLICIT CONSENT OF LICENSORS. YOU MUST CONTACT INRIA FOR ANY  
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