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Version: DocBook V4.5

copyright

copyright — Copyright information about a document

Synopsis

Content Model

copyright ::=
(year+,holder*)

Attributes

Common attributes

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.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE copyright PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<copyright>
<year>1996</year>
<year>1997</year>
<holder>O'Reilly &amp; Associates, Inc.</holder>
</copyright>

For additional examples, see also bibliography, biblioset, bookinfo.