# PubMed License: unstated (NOASSERTION); Mdexa hosting: pending. the official terms say the data are free to use but not whether commercial use or redistribution is allowed: unstated, terms present (Article 24) Risk flag(s): derived. - Commercial use: Unclear · Derivatives: Unclear · Redistribution: Conditional · File on Mdexa: No - License status: Unstated (NOASSERTION) - Mdexa hosting: Pending — License unstated, judged by public rules and checked by a second-pass model. The license question stays open. - Source risk: Derived - Last verified: 2026-11-13 - Card: https://mdexa.com/datasets/pubmed-medline/ ## Key facts - Domain: Biomedical literature - Content type: Databases, Literature - Size: — — more than 40 million citations and abstracts - Language: English - Modality: Text - Publisher: U.S. National Library of Medicine - Year: since 1996 ## Commercial use of PubMed - Commercial use: Unclear (Unstated). - License status: Unstated. - Conditions: Attribution, Notice kept, No endorsement Verdicts record what sources state and are not legal advice. ## PubMed license evidence the official terms say the data are free to use but not whether commercial use or redistribution is allowed: unstated, terms present (Article 24) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page) — "Downloading data from the National Library of Medicine FTP servers indicates your acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions: No charges, usage fees or royalties are paid to NLM for this data." — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/terms_and_conditions.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page) — "acknowledge NLM as the source of the data by including the phrase "Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine" in a clear and conspicuous manner" — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/terms_and_conditions.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page) — "not indicate or imply that NLM has endorsed its products/services/applications." — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/terms_and_conditions.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page) — "Users who republish or redistribute the data (services, products or raw data) agree to:" — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/terms_and_conditions.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page) — "These data are produced with a reasonable standard of care, but NLM makes no warranties express or implied, including no warranty of merchantability or fitness for particular purpose, regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data." — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/terms_and_conditions.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Site policy page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "Works produced by the U.S. government are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Any such works found on National Library of Medicine (NLM) Web sites may be freely used or reproduced without permission in the U.S." — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/web_policies.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Site policy page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "Transmission or reproduction of copyrighted items (beyond that allowed by fair use as defined in the U.S. copyright laws) requires the written permission of the copyright holders." — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/web_policies.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Site policy page**: Statement found in snapshot s03 (terms-page) — "It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when using materials that are not in the public domain. NLM cannot guarantee the copyright status for any item." — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/web_policies.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) - **Terms of use page**: Statement found in snapshot s01 (terms-page) — "NLM does not provide legal advice regarding copyright, fair use, or other aspects of intellectual property rights. See the NLM Copyright page." — https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/terms_and_conditions.html (2026-11-13; Page opened) ## Source and lineage — - Derived from: MEDLINE - Derived from: PubMed Central (PMC) - Derived from: Bookshelf ## Known issues with PubMed - Does not include full text journal articles; only citations and abstracts, with links to full text when available. - NLM cannot guarantee the copyright status of any item. ## Preflight Not run (data not ingested). ## Downloading PubMed and API access Mdexa does not serve files. Original source: - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ - https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/download/terms_and_conditions.html ## Citing PubMed No recommended citation text. ## Machine-readable - JSON: https://mdexa.com/datasets/pubmed-medline.json - 2026-11-13 Listed on 2026-11-13. Judged by public rules and checked a second time before listing. ## Continue in this database This record is one of 109 processed and verified records (datasets, data resources and open models). To find others, call `https://mcp.mdexa.com/v1/datasets?q=` or connect the MCP server at `https://mcp.mdexa.com/mcp`; no key is needed for 20 calls per minute. Rows are under 1 KB; an empty result means "not listed". For a list of items, one batch check (free account) returns a report. Guide: /agents.md. 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