Software terms and conditions of use

Use of applications and software libraries in this collection

The programs and libraries distributed in association with International Tables for Crystallography: Volume G. Definition and Exchange of Crystallographic Data are supplied for the purposes of education, illustration and private or academic research. Their distribution in this way is intended as a service to provide convenient access to programs and libraries that have been placed in the public domain or that have been contributed to and by the academic community.

Where the programs or libraries carry specific licenses or information concerning their use, modification or redistribution, such licenses or information are listed in the accompanying documentation. Such explicit licenses given by the copyright owners supersede the general terms under which the software is distributed in this collection. Where no such explicit licenses are given, the software must not be used for commercial or private monetary gain, and may not be modified, sold, redistributed or incorporated in other software without the express permission of the copyright owners. Use for educational, illustrative or research purposes is permitted so long as the moral rights of the authors are respected, and suitable attribution is provided.

With respect to any software or documents for which a copyright exists, all rights are reserved to the owners of such copyright.

NO WARRANTY

For all software distributed in this collection under these terms and conditions, there is no warranty for the software, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other parties provide the program "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the program is with the user. Should the program prove defective, the user assumes the cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction.

In no event unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing will any copyright holder be liable to the user for damages, including any direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the CD-ROM or software (including but not limited to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by the user or third parties or a failure of the program to operate with any other programs), even if such holder or other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

NEW RELEASES

We understand that dealing with a variety of licences can be confusing and can delay the development of new software. We expect that future releases of at least some of the packages on this CD will adopt a common open-source license, such as the GPL. When downloading new versions, please check carefully for such licence changes.

The IUCr Policy for the Protection and the Promotion of the STAR File and CIF Standards for Exchanging and Archiving Electronic Data