# Licensing of instruments

**URL:** <https://forum.loinc.org/t/licensing-of-instruments/785>\
**Category:** surveys-forms-and-patient-assessment-instruments\
**Created:** [March 7, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/licensing-of-instruments/785 "2013-03-07T15:20:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![jlyle](https://forum.loinc.org/user_avatar/forum.loinc.org/jlyle/32/154_2.png) [@jlyle](https://forum.loinc.org/u/jlyle)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/licensing-of-instruments/785/1 "2013-03-07T15:20:24Z")

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If an instrument (e.g., Braden) is included in LOINC, I assume that means that implementers don’t need to get separate permission from the owner to use the values. But what about publication? Would, say, an HL7 DAM publication team need additional permission?

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**Author:** ![jdeckard](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@jdeckard](https://forum.loinc.org/u/jdeckard)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/licensing-of-instruments/785/2 "2013-04-22T19:09:28Z")

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Additional permission is not needed if the external copyright notice (when provided with a term) is included in the publication.  
  
  
  
Section 9 of the LOINC Copyright Notice and License (see [http://loinc.org/terms-of-use](http://http://loinc.org/terms-of-use)) discusses the terms to which users may incorporate LOINC content into an implementation guide or other technical specification.  
  
  
  
Specifically, Section 9e states users are required to either:  
  
i) Include the EXTERNAL\_COPYRIGHT\_NOTICE, or  
  
ii) Exclude information from the rows that include third party copyrighted content (e.g., third party survey instruments and answers). If third party content is included, users are required to comply with any such third party copyright license terms.  
  
  
  
Jami Deckard, MS  
  
LOINC Content Developer  
  
Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.loinc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dbab97ce9b2987d788a376e254fcaae249f3b672.png) [@system](https://forum.loinc.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/licensing-of-instruments/785/3 "2023-06-23T15:36:29Z")

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Closed on June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC