As a point of semantics, how exactly is copyright enforced with respect to the content of these databases? The crystal structures are in most cases published elsewhere, so there is no way that ICDD or ICSD can "own" them in any way. And even if claimed they did, can a crystal structure actually be copyrighted, as it is hardly a creative work?
jools ________________________________ From: rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr [rietveld_l-requ...@ill.fr] on behalf of Alan Hewat [alan.he...@neutronoptics.com] Sent: 14 June 2016 11:06 To: Matteo Leoni Cc: Rachid Abkar; rietveld_l@ill.fr Subject: Re: atomic position On 14 June 2016 at 10:16, Matteo Leoni <matteo.le...@unitn.it<redir.aspx?REF=Rw4yl-ix4B1fEJY52pj7ZLvgMQYmpvJP1hlVivJnc2RUdbAOg5TTCAFtYWlsdG86bWF0dGVvLmxlb25pQHVuaXRuLml0>> wrote: However, please update your records. The PDF-4+ is not the PDF-2. The PDF-4+ ... contains also most of the ICSD coordinates that have been however thoroughly checked in house, quality marked, cross referenced and corrected when needed. Thank you for the correction :-) As I wrote, both databases are copyright, and since the ICSD is more complete (and probably less expensive) my advice to purchase that is still valid, though you can already find publications with Google. ICSD entries have also been "thoroughly checked in house, quality marked, cross referenced and corrected when needed." ______________________________________________ Dr Alan Hewat, NeutronOptics, Grenoble, FRANCE <alan.he...@neutronoptics.com> +33.476.98.41.68 http://www.NeutronOptics.com/hewat<redir.aspx?REF=nrXbc3yQ5y70cJnE2kx0a7s69qDKadpcrjzA6nhqqvRUdbAOg5TTCAFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lk5ldXRyb25PcHRpY3MuY29tL2hld2F0> ______________________________________________
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