<copyright>

A copyright is a legal device that gives the creator of a creative work the sole right to publish and sell that work.

Usage information

The <copyright> element is a grouping element that contains elements that specify the copyright holder and the copyright year.

Content model

<copyryear>+, <copyrholder>

Contained by

<prolog>

In order
  1. One or more <copyryear>
  2. <copyrholder>

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/copyright

The <copyright> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attribute defined below.

@type
Indicates the legal status of the copyright holder. Note that this differs from the @type attribute on many other DITA elements.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@type
Indicates the legal status of the copyright holder. Note that this differs from the @type attribute on many other DITA elements.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows that OASIS Open holds the copyright to the material covered in a topic. The copyright year is specified as 2020.

<prolog>
    <copyright>
      <copyryear year="2020"/>
      <copyrholder>OASIS Open</copyrholder>
    </copyright>
</prolog>