[html5] r3073 - [at] (0) Update the definition of rel=license to match actual usage (in particul [...]
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Thu May 7 01:48:04 PDT 2009
Author: ianh
Date: 2009-05-07 01:48:03 -0700 (Thu, 07 May 2009)
New Revision: 3073
Modified:
index
source
Log:
[at] (0) Update the definition of rel=license to match actual usage (in particular Flickr's usage).
Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index 2009-05-07 01:50:07 UTC (rev 3072)
+++ index 2009-05-07 08:48:03 UTC (rev 3073)
@@ -47519,7 +47519,7 @@
<tr><td><code title=rel-license><a href=#link-type-license>license</a></code></td> <!-- seventh most used <a rel> value -->
<td><a href=#hyperlink-link title="hyperlink link">Hyperlink</a></td>
<td><a href=#hyperlink>Hyperlink</a></td>
- <td>Indicates that the current document is covered by the copyright license described by the referenced document.</td>
+ <td>Indicates that the main content of the current document is covered by the copyright license described by the referenced document.</td>
<tr><td><code title=rel-next><a href=#link-type-next>next</a></code></td>
<td><a href=#hyperlink-link title="hyperlink link">Hyperlink</a></td>
<td><a href=#hyperlink>Hyperlink</a></td>
@@ -48000,8 +48000,52 @@
<p>The <code title=rel-license><a href=#link-type-license>license</a></code> keyword indicates
that the referenced document provides the copyright license terms
- under which the current document is provided.</p>
+ under which the main content of the current document is
+ provided.</p>
+ <p>This specification does not specify how to distinguish between
+ the main content of a document and content that is not deemed to be
+ part of that main content. The distinction should be made clear to
+ the user.</p>
+
+ <div class=example>
+
+ <p>Consider a photo sharing site. A page on that site might
+ describe and show a photograph, and the page might be marked up as
+ follows:</p>
+
+ <pre><!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+ <head>
+ <title>Exampl Pictures: Kissat</title>
+ <link rel="stylesheet href="/style/default">
+ </head>
+ <body>
+ <h1>Kissat</h1>
+ <nav>
+ <a href="../">Return to photo index</a>
+ </nav>
+ <img src="/pix/39627052_fd8dcd98b5.jpg">
+ <p>One of them has six toes!</p>
+ <p><small><a rel="license" href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php">MIT Licensed</a></small></p>
+ <footer>
+ <a href="/">Home</a> | <a href="../">Photo index</a>
+ <p><small>© copyright 2009 Exampl Pictures. All Rights Reserved.</small></p>
+ </footer>
+ </body>
+</html></pre>
+
+ <p>In this case the <code title=rel-license><a href=#link-type-license>license</a></code>
+ applies to just the photo (the main content of the document), not
+ the whole document. In particular not the design of the page
+ itself, which is covered by the copyright given at the bottom of
+ the document. This could be made clearer in the styling
+ (e.g. making the license link prominently positioned near the
+ photograph, while having the page copyright in light small text at
+ the foot of the page.</p>
+
+ </div>
+
<div class=impl>
<p><strong>Synonyms</strong>: For historical reasons, user agents
Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source 2009-05-07 01:50:07 UTC (rev 3072)
+++ source 2009-05-07 08:48:03 UTC (rev 3073)
@@ -55486,7 +55486,7 @@
<td><code title="rel-license">license</code></td> <!-- seventh most used <a rel> value -->
<td><span title="hyperlink link">Hyperlink</span></td>
<td><span>Hyperlink</span></td>
- <td>Indicates that the current document is covered by the copyright license described by the referenced document.</td>
+ <td>Indicates that the main content of the current document is covered by the copyright license described by the referenced document.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -56042,8 +56042,52 @@
<p>The <code title="rel-license">license</code> keyword indicates
that the referenced document provides the copyright license terms
- under which the current document is provided.</p>
+ under which the main content of the current document is
+ provided.</p>
+ <p>This specification does not specify how to distinguish between
+ the main content of a document and content that is not deemed to be
+ part of that main content. The distinction should be made clear to
+ the user.</p>
+
+ <div class="example">
+
+ <p>Consider a photo sharing site. A page on that site might
+ describe and show a photograph, and the page might be marked up as
+ follows:</p>
+
+ <pre><!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+ <head>
+ <title>Exampl Pictures: Kissat</title>
+ <link rel="stylesheet href="/style/default">
+ </head>
+ <body>
+ <h1>Kissat</h1>
+ <nav>
+ <a href="../">Return to photo index</a>
+ </nav>
+ <img src="/pix/39627052_fd8dcd98b5.jpg">
+ <p>One of them has six toes!</p>
+ <p><small><a rel="license" href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php">MIT Licensed</a></small></p>
+ <footer>
+ <a href="/">Home</a> | <a href="../">Photo index</a>
+ <p><small>© copyright 2009 Exampl Pictures. All Rights Reserved.</small></p>
+ </footer>
+ </body>
+</html></pre>
+
+ <p>In this case the <code title="rel-license">license</code>
+ applies to just the photo (the main content of the document), not
+ the whole document. In particular not the design of the page
+ itself, which is covered by the copyright given at the bottom of
+ the document. This could be made clearer in the styling
+ (e.g. making the license link prominently positioned near the
+ photograph, while having the page copyright in light small text at
+ the foot of the page.</p>
+
+ </div>
+
<div class="impl">
<p><strong>Synonyms</strong>: For historical reasons, user agents
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