Name
copyright — Copyright information about a document
Synopsis
copyright ::=
(year+, holder*)
Attribute synopsis
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.
See Also
legalnotice, productname, trademark
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<info>
<title>Example copyright</title>
<copyright>
<year>2009</year>
<year>2010</year>
<holder>O'Reilly Media, Inc.</holder>
</copyright>
</info>
<para>…</para>
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