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Copyright

Name

Copyright -- Copyright information about a document

Synopsis

Content Model

Copyright ::=
(Year+,Holder*)

Attributes

Common attributes

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Parameter Entities

%bibliocomponent.mix;

Description

The Copyright element holds information about the date(s) and holder(s) of a document copyright. If an extended block of text describing the copyright or other legal status is required, use LegalNotice.

The Copyright element is confined to meta-information. For copyright statements in running text, see Trademark.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. Sometimes suppressed.

A displayed copyright notice usually includes the copyright symbol, ©, as generated text and is formatted with commas separating multiple years. Additional generated text, such as the legend "All rights reserved," may also be generated.

Parents

These elements contain Copyright: ArtHeader, BiblioEntry, BiblioMixed, BiblioMSet, BiblioSet, BookBiblio, BookInfo, DocInfo, ObjectInfo, RefSect1Info, RefSect2Info, RefSect3Info, RefSynopsisDivInfo, Sect1Info, Sect2Info, Sect3Info, Sect4Info, Sect5Info, SectionInfo, SeriesInfo, SetInfo.

Children

The following elements occur in Copyright: Holder, Year.

In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.

See Also

LegalNotice, ProductName, Trademark

Examples

<!DOCTYPE copyright PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN">
<copyright>
  <year>1996</year>
  <year>1997</year>
  <holder>O'Reilly &amp; Associates, Inc.</holder>
</copyright>

For additional examples, see also Bibliography, BiblioSet, BookInfo.

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