503a6b5796e93aed92e899063b63db9b335bf91d dschmelt Tue May 4 15:06:02 2021 -0700 Improving license page refs #27391, #27415 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html index 4ba9c6b..f7afca9 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html @@ -1,76 +1,87 @@ <!DOCTYPE html> <!--#set var="TITLE" value="Genome Browser Licensing" --> <!--#set var="ROOT" value=".." --> <!-- Relative paths to support mirror sites with non-standard GB docs install --> <!--#include virtual="$ROOT/inc/gbPageStart.html" --> -<h1>Obtaining permission to reproduce a graphic produced by the Genome Browser</h1> +<h1>Obtaining permission to share a graphic produced by the Genome Browser</h1> <p>Permission is granted for reuse of all graphics produced -by the UCSC Genome Browser website. There is no need to contact us to get permission. If your publisher, -notably Elsevier, insist on getting approval, please direct them to this webpage. However, when you use the UCSC -Genome Browser in your work, please cite one of our <a href="../goldenPath/pubs.html">publications</a>.</p> -<p> </p> +by the UCSC Genome Browser website. There is no need to contact us to get permission. If your +publisher, notably Elsevier, insists on getting approval, please direct them to this webpage. +However, when you use the UCSC Genome Browser in your work, please cite one of our +<a href="../goldenPath/pubs.html">publications</a>.</p> +<p> +The data displayed by the browser is freely available for both public and commercial use with a few +exceptions. The README.txt file in the download directory of each assembly shows the use +restrictions pertaining to that data set. Additional details can be found in the track +description pages.</p> +<br> <h1>Obtaining a Commercial License for the Genome Browser</h1> -<p> When using applications from the Genome Browser tool suite or +<p> When using applications from the Genome Browser tool suite, including LiftOver and BLAT, or data from the UCSC Genome Browser database in a research work that will be published in a journal or on the Internet, there is no need to get permission from us. -When you use the UCSC -Genome Browser in your work, please cite one of our <a href="../goldenPath/pubs.html">publications</a>. +When you use the UCSC Genome Browser in your work, +please cite one of our <a href="../goldenPath/pubs.html">publications</a>. </p> <p> The Genome Browser binaries and source code are freely available for academic, nonprofit, and personal use. A license is required for commercial download and installation of most Genome Browser -binaries and source code, with the exception of the items in the following directories that are -freely available for all uses: </p> -<ul> - <li> - kent/src/utils (includes big* tools)</li> - <li> - kent/src/lib</li> - <li> - kent/src/inc</li> - <li> - kent/src/tagStorm</li> - <li> - kent/src/parasol</li> - <li> - kent/src/htslib</li> - <li> - kent/src/hg/autoSql</li> - <li> - kent/src/hg/autoXml</li> -</ul> +binaries and source code, with the exception of the items in the section below. +To purchase a commercial license for Genome Browser source code, LiftOver, GBiB, or GBiC, please +visit the <a href="https://genome-store.ucsc.edu">Genome Browser store</a>. </p> + <p> -The data displayed by the browser is freely available for both public and commercial use with a few -exceptions. The README.txt file in the download directory of each assembly shows the use -restrictions pertaining to that data set. <p> -To purchase a license visit the <a href="https://genome-store.ucsc.edu">Genome Browser store</a>. If you would like to purchase more than 20 copies of the Genome Browser source code, please follow these instructions: -<ul> +<ol> <li> Read and sign the <A HREF="gbLicense2020.pdf" target=_blank>licensing agreement</a>.</li> <li> Email a signed copy of the license agreement to the UCSC Office for IP Management (<A HREF="mailto:genomebrowser@ucsc. edu">genomebrowser@ucsc. edu</A>). <!-- above address is genomebrowser at ucsc.edu --> <li> Follow the instructions in the license agreement for submitting the signed original copy and payment.</li> -</ul> + <li> After your license application has been processed, + you will receive instructions for downloading the + browser software and data.</li> +</ol></p> <p> -After your license application has been processed, you will receive instructions for downloading the -browser software and data. CDs are also available upon request.</p> -<p> -Genome Browser licensing inquiries should be made to +Genome Browser licensing questions should be directed to <a href="mailto:genome-www@soe.ucsc.edu">genome-www@soe.ucsc.edu</a>. <!-- above address is genome-www at soe.ucsc.edu --> For information about commercial licensing of the Blat and In-Silico PCR tools, see the <a href="http://www.kentinformatics.com" target=_blank>Kent Informatics</a> website or contact <a href="mailto:kent@soe.ucsc.edu">kent@soe.ucsc.edu</a>.</p> <!-- above address is kent at soe.ucsc.edu --> +<br> +<h1>Tools and directories freely available for all uses</h1> +<p> +The following directories are available without license for all uses, academic, +non-profit, and commercial: </p> +<ul> + <li> + kent/src/utils (includes big* tools)</li> + <li> + kent/src/lib</li> + <li> + kent/src/inc</li> + <li> + kent/src/tagStorm</li> + <li> + kent/src/parasol</li> + <li> + kent/src/htslib</li> + <li> + kent/src/hg/autoSql</li> + <li> + kent/src/hg/autoXml</li> +</ul> +<p>When you use the UCSC Genome Browser in your work, please cite one of +our <a href="../goldenPath/pubs.html">publications</a>.</p> <!--#include virtual="$ROOT/inc/gbPageEnd.html" -->