Re: RE: Statement from Infinite Pictures

[Dgling@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 6/25/99 10:06:24 AM, stark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>Thank you for your response. The court said the following:
>
>"Nothing in this injunction shall preclude or prevent defendants IPI ...
>from making, using, distributing, or selling or offering for sale in the
>U.S., any seamer or viewer software that is used in ways that do not
>infringe the '667 patent, including without limitation ... processing,
>projecting, or viewing photographic images that are not taken with
>hemispherical fisheye lens cameras..." (irrelvant sections omitted as
>indicated by "...")
>
>The judgement was specific to Infinite Pictures' panoramic solutions and
>only addresses the use of hemispherical fisheye lens... not 15mm or longer
>lenses. Essentially, the judgement cleared the way for Infinite Pictures
>to offer other solutions - such as our SmoothMove Spherical Photo Solution
>that couples the Kaidan QuickPan Tripod Head with our stitching software
>- that don't include hemispherical fisheye lens.
>
>Kaidan and Infinite Pictures are dedicated to offering the best solutions
>possible without mandating the type of equipment used, limiting what can
>be captured and how the completed panoramas are used, or charging for each
>image captured. 
>
>Once again, thanks for your response.
>
>Julie A. Stark
>Public Relations
>Infinite Pictures
>33 NW First Avenue, Suite 1
>Portland, OR 97209
>503/221-2449
>stark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>http://www.smoothmove.com
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Glenn Barry [SMTP:glenn@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent:	Thursday, June 24, 1999 4:56 PM
>To:	panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject:	Re: Statement from Infinite Pictures
>
>Hi all,
>I have just finished adapting a copal #3 shutter to accept 35mm nikon
>lenses full circle on 120 film, and I intend to use a 15mm sigma full
>frame fisheye lens to shoot full circle fisheye. Does this mena that
>IPIX claims patent over my invention?
>
>Glen
>