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# MIT License

**LOOK-DGC - Digital Image Forensics Toolkit**

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## 📄 License Information

**Copyright (c) 2024 Gopichand**

**Project:** LOOK-DGC - Digital Image Forensics Toolkit
**Developer:** Gopichand
**Repository:** https://github.com/Gooichand/LOOK-DGC
**License Type:** MIT License

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## 📋 License Terms

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

**THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.**

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## ✅ What You Can Do

### 🔓 **Commercial Use**
- Use LOOK-DGC in commercial projects
- Sell products that include LOOK-DGC
- Use in proprietary software

### 🔄 **Modification**
- Modify the source code
- Create derivative works
- Adapt for your specific needs

### 📦 **Distribution**
- Distribute original or modified versions
- Include in software packages
- Share with others freely

### 🔒 **Private Use**
- Use for personal projects
- Internal company use
- Educational purposes

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## ⚠️ What You Must Do

### 📋 **Include License**
- Include the original license text
- Include the copyright notice
- Credit the original author (Gopichand)

### 📝 **Include Copyright**
- Maintain copyright notices in source code
- Include attribution in documentation
- Preserve original author information

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## 🚫 What You Cannot Do

### ❌ **Hold Liable**
- The author is not liable for damages
- No warranty is provided
- Use at your own risk

### ❌ **Use Trademark**
- Cannot use "LOOK-DGC" trademark without permission
- Cannot imply endorsement by original author
- Cannot use author's name for promotion without consent

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## 🤝 Third-Party Components

LOOK-DGC uses several open-source libraries and components:

### 🐍 **Python Libraries**
- **PySide6**: Qt for Python (LGPL/Commercial)
- **OpenCV**: Computer Vision Library (Apache 2.0)
- **NumPy**: Numerical Computing (BSD)
- **SciPy**: Scientific Computing (BSD)
- **Matplotlib**: Plotting Library (PSF)
- **TensorFlow**: Machine Learning (Apache 2.0)

### 📚 **Research Algorithms**
This project implements algorithms from published research papers. Please cite the original papers when using specific algorithms:

- **Image Resampling**: Popescu & Farid
- **JPEG Ghosts**: H. Farid
- **Noise Analysis**: Mahdian & Saic
- **Noiseprint**: Cozzolino & Verdoliva

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## 📞 Contact Information

**Developer:** Gopichand
**Project:** LOOK-DGC
**Repository:** https://github.com/Gooichand/LOOK-DGC
**Issues:** https://github.com/Gooichand/LOOK-DGC/issues

For questions about licensing, please open an issue on GitHub.

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## 🔄 License History

- **2024**: Initial release under MIT License
- **Author**: Gopichand
- **Project**: LOOK-DGC Digital Image Forensics Toolkit

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## 📖 Additional Information

### 🎓 **Educational Use**
This software is particularly suitable for:
- Academic research and education
- Learning digital image forensics
- Teaching computer vision concepts
- Security and forensics training

### 🏢 **Commercial Use**
The MIT License allows commercial use, including:
- Integration into commercial products
- Use in consulting services
- Deployment in enterprise environments
- Modification for specific business needs

### 🌍 **Open Source Community**
We encourage:
- Contributing improvements back to the community
- Sharing modifications and enhancements
- Reporting bugs and issues
- Participating in discussions

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<p align="center">
  <b>📄 MIT License - Simple, Permissive, Business-Friendly</b>
  <br>
  <i>Use freely, modify as needed, just keep the license notice</i>
</p>

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