DocBook 5.1: The Definitive Guide  (Version 1.5.3 for DocBook 5.1)

legalnotice

legalnotice — A statement of legal obligations or requirements.

Synopsis

legalnotice ::= [-]

Additional Constraints

  • If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.

Description

A legalnotice identifies a statement of legal obligation, requirement, or warranty. It occurs in the meta-information for a document in which it frequently explains copyright, trademark, and other legal formalities of a document.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

A legalnotice may be presented in a number of ways. In printed documents, it often occurs on the verso of the title page, sometimes in a reduced font size. Online, it may occur on the title page or in a separate document behind a hypertext link.

Parents

These elements contain legalnotice: biblioentry, bibliomixed, bibliomset, biblioset, info (db.info), info (db.titleforbidden.info), info (db.titleonly.info), info (db.titleonlyreq.info), info (db.titlereq.info), merge.