981f85e525ffe8f34b4a96d84000cab9d158de3b kuhn Tue Jul 13 10:12:50 2021 -0700 added a little more clarification diff --git src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html index 8e2874c..4e27977 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html @@ -25,34 +25,36 @@ cases, the genomes come with citation requirements. The README.txt file in the download directory of each assembly shows the original restrictions pertaining to the genome sequence itself by the original authors; most assemblies do not have any restrictions. </p> <p> Certain genome annotation data, mostly on the human genome and in the domain of clinical genetics, have specific restrictions. Usually the data must be obtained from the source database directly in the original format or licensed, rather from UCSC. Examples are HGMD, LOVD, OMIM, Decipher, Genomenom, Genehancer and COSMIC, as well as any GISAID-derived data on viral genomes. Please see the respective track documentation pages on these assemblies for more details, by selecting the assembly and clicking the track title in the genome browser.</p> <br> -<h1>Software: Commercial use of the Genome Browser software and related tools available from our website and source code repository</h1> +<h1>Software: Commercial use of the Genome Browser software and related tools available +from our website and source code repository</h1> <p>When using applications on the Genome Browser website, 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. +Download of these utilities is subject to license terms. When you use the UCSC Genome Browser in your work, please cite one of our <a href="../goldenPath/pubs.html">publications</a>. </p> <p> Aside from publications, 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 section <a href="#free">"Software: Tools and directories freely available for all uses"</a> below. BLAT and isPCR, if needed, are covered by a separate license (see below). </p> <p> To purchase a commercial license for Genome Browser source code, LiftOver, GBiB, or GBiC, please