[wwPDB] PDB adopts a standard Creative Commons open source license

wwPDB manages the PDB Core Archives as a public good according to the FAIR Principles. In support of the FAIR objectives, wwPDB has replaced its historical data access license with a standard open source license from Creative Commons, the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication.

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