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DocBook: The Definitive Guide

DocBook: The Definitive Guide

By Norman Walsh & Leonard Muellner
1st Edition October 1999
1-56592-580-7, Order Number: 5807
652 pages, $36.95 , Includes CD-ROM

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.

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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