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Subject: Re: citing the pdb
From: Rachel Kramer Green <kramer@rcsb.rutgers.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:48:38 -0700
To: Stephen Ewen <ewenste@bellsouth.net>
CC: info@rcsb.org

Dear Mr. Ewen,

Thank you for your email message.

Just to clarify -- our citation information is located at http://www.rcsb.org/robohelp_f/#site_navigation/citing_the_pdb.htm

In particular:
You *may not* collect PDB images and data and just sell the images and data commercially
You *may *download the images and put them in a book (including a reference to us) and sell that commercially
You *may *download the data, and do something with it, and sell that it commercially

Please let us know if we can be of additional assistance.

Sincerely,
Rachel Green

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Rachel Kramer Green, Ph.D.
RCSB PDB
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Stephen Ewen wrote:
> Hello.  I am trying to seek clarification on http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/static.do?p=general_information/about_pdb/contact/index.html
>
> Specifically the portion that states "PDB data and images from the RCSB PDB website, and may be sold, as long as the images and data are not for sale as commercial items themselves."
>
> May I or may I not collect PDB images and data and sell just the images and data commercial?
>
> Kindly advise,
>
> Stephen Ewen, M.Ed
>   

Stephen Ewen 00:44, 13 February 2008 (CST)

Steve, is this template going to put that giant box on the pages? I generally download the coordinates and make my own images, rather than using theirs. See the Dengue dimer structure on protein structure page. The PDB ID accession code = 1OAN (1-Oh-A-N, not a zero). Could you implement the template on that page for me to see how it looks? To me, it seems odd to cite the PDB instead of the authors who contributed the structure and published a scientific paper about it. The authors put it on the PDB sothat it can be shared with the world. I have submitted 10 or more structures to the PDB, and when someone cites my structures, they cite my scientific paper in the refences, and then give the PDB accession code for convenience access, but not for actual credit. David E. Volk 11:21, 13 February 2008 (CST)

This template is only to inform reusers about what PDB says about images taken from their website. The authors would remain the authors and be cited as such, and images anyone creates from PDB coordinates like Image:DimerByDEVolk.jpg would be yours to licesne and have credited as you choose. Does that help? Stephen Ewen 15:19, 13 February 2008 (CST)