About non-free license for non-copyrightable work.
Dear FTP team,
the recent case about the timezone database reminded that facts are
not copyrightable.
In the emboss package, currently in our main section, we found in the test
suite a data file under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License.
Here is an extract of the file.
ID ANXA5_HUMAN Reviewed; 320 AA.
AC P08758; Q6FI16; Q8WV69;
DT 01-NOV-1988, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 23-JAN-2007, sequence version 2.
DT 10-FEB-2009, entry version 116.
DE RecName: Full=Annexin A5;
DE AltName: Full=Annexin-5;
DE AltName: Full=Annexin V;
DE AltName: Full=Lipocortin V;
DE AltName: Full=Endonexin II;
DE AltName: Full=Calphobindin I;
DE Short=CBP-I;
DE AltName: Full=Placental anticoagulant protein I;
DE Short=PAP-I;
DE AltName: Full=Placental anticoagulant protein 4;
DE Short=PP4;
DE AltName: Full=Thromboplastin inhibitor;
DE AltName: Full=Vascular anticoagulant-alpha;
DE Short=VAC-alpha;
DE AltName: Full=Anchorin CII;
GN Name=ANXA5; Synonyms=ANX5, ENX2, PP4;
OS Homo sapiens (Human).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
OC Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;
OC Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
OX NCBI_TaxID=9606;
RN [1]
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].
RX MEDLINE=88163463; PubMed=2964863; DOI=10.1021/bi00399a011;
RA Funakoshi T., Hendrickson L.E., McMullen B.A., Fujikawa K.;
RT "Primary structure of human placental anticoagulant protein.";
RL Biochemistry 26:8087-8092(1987).
…
RP X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY (2.3 ANGSTROMS).
RX MEDLINE=98118533; PubMed=9435213; DOI=10.1073/pnas.95.2.455;
RA Budisa N., Minks C., Medrano F.J., Lutz J., Huber R., Moroder L.;
RT "Residue-specific bioincorporation of non-natural, biologically active
RT amino acids into proteins as possible drug carriers: structure and
RT stability of the per-thiaproline mutant of annexin V.";
RL Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95:455-459(1998).
CC -!- FUNCTION: This protein is an anticoagulant protein that acts as an
CC indirect inhibitor of the thromboplastin-specific complex, which
CC is involved in the blood coagulation cascade.
CC -!- SUBUNIT: Monomer. Binds ATRX and EIF5B (By similarity).
CC -!- INTERACTION:
CC P70489:Abp10 (xeno); NbExp=1; IntAct=EBI-296601, EBI-78367;
CC P70486:Atrx (xeno); NbExp=1; IntAct=EBI-296601, EBI-78333;
CC Q9Z330:Dnmt1 (xeno); NbExp=1; IntAct=EBI-296601, EBI-78342;
CC P70488:Eif5b (xeno); NbExp=1; IntAct=EBI-296601, EBI-78359;
CC -!- DOMAIN: A pair of annexin repeats may form one binding site for
CC calcium and phospholipid.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the annexin family.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Contains 4 annexin repeats.
CC -!- CAUTION: This protein has been independently sequenced by at least
CC seven groups under different names.
CC -!- CAUTION: Ref.9 sequence was thought to originate from mouse.
CC -!- WEB RESOURCE: Name=R&D Systems' cytokine source book: Annexin V;
CC URL="http://www.rndsystems.com/molecule_detail.aspx?m=1063";;;
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DR EMBL; M18366; AAA35570.1; -; mRNA.
DR EMBL; D00172; BAA00122.1; -; mRNA.
DR EMBL; X12454; CAA30985.1; -; mRNA.
DR EMBL; J03745; AAA52386.1; -; mRNA.
DR EMBL; M21731; AAA36166.1; -; mRNA.
DR EMBL; M19384; AAB59545.1; -; mRNA.
DR EMBL; U01691; AAB40047.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR EMBL; U01681; AAB40047.1; JOINED; Genomic_DNA.
DR EMBL; U01682; AAB40047.1; JOINED; Genomic_DNA.
…
FT HELIX 221 224
FT TURN 227 229
FT HELIX 232 245
FT HELIX 247 257
FT STRAND 260 263
FT HELIX 266 275
FT TURN 276 280
FT HELIX 281 292
FT HELIX 296 303
FT HELIX 306 316
SQ SEQUENCE 320 AA; 35937 MW; 45E14E3964BA4D1A CRC64;
MAQVLRGTVT DFPGFDERAD AETLRKAMKG LGTDEESILT LLTSRSNAQR QEISAAFKTL
FGRDLLDDLK SELTGKFEKL IVALMKPSRL YDAYELKHAL KGAGTNEKVL TEIIASRTPE
ELRAIKQVYE EEYGSSLEDD VVGDTSGYYQ RMLVVLLQAN RDPDAGIDEA QVEQDAQALF
QAGELKWGTD EEKFITIFGT RSVSHLRKVF DKYMTISGFQ IEETIDRETS GNLEQLLLAV
VKSIRSIPAY LAETLYYAMK GAGTDDHTLI RVMVSRSEID LFNIRKEFRK NFATSLYSMI
KGDTSGDYKK ALLLLCGEDD
//
ID CSF3_HUMAN Reviewed; 207 AA.
AC P09919;
DT 01-JUL-1989, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 01-JUL-1989, sequence version 1.
DT 10-FEB-2009, entry version 109.
DE RecName: Full=Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor;
DE Short=G-CSF;
DE AltName: Full=Pluripoietin;
DE AltName: INN=Filgrastim;
DE AltName: INN=Lenograstim;
DE Flags: Precursor;
GN Name=CSF3; Synonyms=GCSF;
OS Homo sapiens (Human).
My question is: if that file is not copyrightable, can we ignore its license ?
Have a nice week-end,
--
Charles Plessy
Debian Med packaging team,
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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