c7b5b1950fe8be7b567005338703e633de5e8b1d kuhn Mon Jul 12 13:07:24 2021 -0700 changed some wording to avoid giving impression that using liftOver and blat was ok without permission in all circumstances diff --git src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html index 25eefac..8e2874c 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/license/index.html @@ -26,31 +26,31 @@ 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> -<p>When using applications from the Genome Browser tool suite, including LiftOver and BLAT, or +<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. 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>