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 <h4 class="subsection" id="g_t_0040copying_003a-Declare-Copying-Permissions">2.7.1 <code class="code">@copying</code>: Declare Copying Permissions</h4>

 <a class="anchor" id="copying"></a><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-copying"></a>

 <p>The <code class="code">@copying</code> command should be given very early in the document;
 the recommended location is right after the header material
 (see <a class="pxref" href="Texinfo-File-Header.html">Texinfo File Header</a>).  It conventionally consists of a sentence
 or two about what the program is, identification of the documentation
 itself, the legal copyright line, and the copying permissions.  Here is
 a skeletal example:
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 <pre class="example-preformatted">@copying
 This manual is for <var class="var">program</var> (version <var class="var">version</var>, updated
 <var class="var">date</var>), which &hellip;

 Copyright @copyright{} <var class="var">years</var> <var class="var">copyright-owner</var>.

 @quotation
 Permission is granted to &hellip;
 @end quotation
 @end copying
 </pre></div>

 <p>The <code class="code">@quotation</code> has no legal significance; it&rsquo;s there to improve
 readability in some contexts.
 </p>
 <p>The text of <code class="code">@copying</code> appears at the beginning of the XML and
 DocBook output files using appropriate markup.  This information is also output
 as a comment at the beginning of Info and HTML output files.  It is <em class="emph">not</em>
 output implicitly in plain text or TeX; it&rsquo;s up to you to use
 <code class="code">@insertcopying</code> to emit the copying information.  See the next section
 for details.
 </p>
 <a class="index-entry-id" id="index-copyright"></a>
 <p>The <code class="code">@copyright{}</code> command generates a &lsquo;<samp class="samp">c</samp>&rsquo; inside a
 circle when the output format supports this glyph (print and HTML
 always do, for instance).  When the glyph is not supported in the
 output, it generates the three-character sequence &lsquo;<samp class="samp">(C)</samp>&rsquo;.
 </p>
 <p>The copyright notice itself has the following legally-prescribed
 form:
 </p>
 <div class="example">
 <pre class="example-preformatted">Copyright &copy; <var class="var">years</var> <var class="var">copyright-owner</var>.
 </pre></div>

 <a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Copyright-word_002c-always-in-English"></a>
 <p>The word &lsquo;Copyright&rsquo; must always be written in English, even if the
 document is otherwise written in another language.  This is due to
 international law.
 </p>
 <a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Years_002c-in-copyright-line"></a>
 <p>The list of years should include all years in which a version was
 completed (even if it was released in a subsequent year).  It is
 simplest for each year to be written out individually and in full,
 separated by commas.
 </p>
 <a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Copyright-holder-for-FSF-works"></a>
 <a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Holder-of-copyright-for-FSF-works"></a>
 <a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Owner-of-copyright-for-FSF-works"></a>
 <p>The copyright owner (or owners) is whoever holds legal copyright on the
 work.  In the case of works assigned to the FSF, the owner is &lsquo;Free
 Software Foundation, Inc.&rsquo;.
 </p>
 <p>The copyright &lsquo;line&rsquo; may actually be split across multiple lines, both
 in the source document and in the output.  This often happens for
 documents with a long history, having many different years of
 publication.  If you do use several lines, do not indent any of them
 (or anything else in the <code class="code">@copying</code> block) in the source file.
 </p>
 <p>See <a data-manual="maintain" href="https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html#Copyright-Notices">Copyright Notices</a> in <cite class="cite">GNU Maintainer Information</cite>, for
 additional information.  See <a class="xref" href="GNU-Sample-Texts.html">GNU Sample Texts</a>, for the full text to
 be used in GNU manuals.  See <a class="xref" href="GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a>, for
 the license itself under which GNU and other free manuals are
 distributed.
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	<h4 class="subsection" id="g_t_0040copying_003a-Declare-Copying-Permissions">2.7.1 <code class="code">@copying</code>: Declare Copying Permissions</h4>

	<a class="anchor" id="copying"></a><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-copying"></a>

	<p>The <code class="code">@copying</code> command should be given very early in the document;
	the recommended location is right after the header material
	(see <a class="pxref" href="Texinfo-File-Header.html">Texinfo File Header</a>). It conventionally consists of a sentence
	or two about what the program is, identification of the documentation
	itself, the legal copyright line, and the copying permissions. Here is
	a skeletal example:
	</p>
	<div class="example">
	<pre class="example-preformatted">@copying
	This manual is for <var class="var">program</var> (version <var class="var">version</var>, updated
	<var class="var">date</var>), which …

	Copyright @copyright{} <var class="var">years</var> <var class="var">copyright-owner</var>.

	@quotation
	Permission is granted to …
	@end quotation
	@end copying
	</pre></div>

	<p>The <code class="code">@quotation</code> has no legal significance; it’s there to improve
	readability in some contexts.
	</p>
	<p>The text of <code class="code">@copying</code> appears at the beginning of the XML and
	DocBook output files using appropriate markup. This information is also output
	as a comment at the beginning of Info and HTML output files. It is <em class="emph">not</em>
	output implicitly in plain text or TeX; it’s up to you to use
	<code class="code">@insertcopying</code> to emit the copying information. See the next section
	for details.
	</p>
	<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-copyright"></a>
	<p>The <code class="code">@copyright{}</code> command generates a ‘<samp class="samp">c</samp>’ inside a
	circle when the output format supports this glyph (print and HTML
	always do, for instance). When the glyph is not supported in the
	output, it generates the three-character sequence ‘<samp class="samp">(C)</samp>’.
	</p>
	<p>The copyright notice itself has the following legally-prescribed
	form:
	</p>
	<div class="example">
	<pre class="example-preformatted">Copyright © <var class="var">years</var> <var class="var">copyright-owner</var>.
	</pre></div>

	<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Copyright-word_002c-always-in-English"></a>
	<p>The word ‘Copyright’ must always be written in English, even if the
	document is otherwise written in another language. This is due to
	international law.
	</p>
	<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Years_002c-in-copyright-line"></a>
	<p>The list of years should include all years in which a version was
	completed (even if it was released in a subsequent year). It is
	simplest for each year to be written out individually and in full,
	separated by commas.
	</p>
	<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Copyright-holder-for-FSF-works"></a>
	<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Holder-of-copyright-for-FSF-works"></a>
	<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Owner-of-copyright-for-FSF-works"></a>
	<p>The copyright owner (or owners) is whoever holds legal copyright on the
	work. In the case of works assigned to the FSF, the owner is ‘Free
	Software Foundation, Inc.’.
	</p>
	<p>The copyright ‘line’ may actually be split across multiple lines, both
	in the source document and in the output. This often happens for
	documents with a long history, having many different years of
	publication. If you do use several lines, do not indent any of them
	(or anything else in the <code class="code">@copying</code> block) in the source file.
	</p>
	<p>See <a data-manual="maintain" href="https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html#Copyright-Notices">Copyright Notices</a> in <cite class="cite">GNU Maintainer Information</cite>, for
	additional information. See <a class="xref" href="GNU-Sample-Texts.html">GNU Sample Texts</a>, for the full text to
	be used in GNU manuals. See <a class="xref" href="GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a>, for
	the license itself under which GNU and other free manuals are
	distributed.
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