Can we create a local copy of specific chemical graphics?
Absolutely not. The chemical structure files provided on this site — just as are any graphic files found anywhere on the Internet — are copyrighted. Making copies of these files is a violation of international law. This does not mean that we are copyrighting the content of these files. We cannot claim the fact that benzene has six carbon atoms. However, the physical graphic files themselves — the precise collection of bits, producing an image exactly this big with lines just so wide — is our own creation. You are of course welcome to take the information in these files and redrawn your own versions, but you cannot take the original graphic files themselves.
