<refentry id="copyright.element">
<?dbhtml filename="copyright.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>copyright</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>copyright</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>copyright</refname>
<refpurpose>&copyright.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&copyright.synopsis.gen;
<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
The <sgmltag>Copyright</sgmltag> 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 <sgmltag>LegalNotice</sgmltag>.
</para>

<para>
The <sgmltag>Copyright</sgmltag> element is confined to meta-information.
For copyright statements in running text, see <sgmltag>Trademark</sgmltag>.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.context; &format.csuppress;
</para>
<para>
A displayed copyright notice usually includes the copyright
symbol, &copy;, as generated text and is formatted with commas
separating multiple years. Additional generated text, such as the
legend
<quote>All rights reserved,</quote> may also be generated.
</para>
</refsect2>


&copyright.parents.gen;
&copyright.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&copyright.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

<informalexample role="example-source">
<programlisting>&copyright.example.1.txt;</programlisting>
</informalexample>

&copyright.example.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

