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ded:CategoryDescription: Information about
rights held in and over the resource. The category includes one element,
rights.
ded:CategorySource: DCMI: rights, v. 004
ded:CategoryComment: While copyright is
considered a type of intellectual property right, in this instance copyright is
broken out separately, and intellectual property rights will be used to indicate
all other intellectual rights other than copyrights.
ded:Definition: An element containing information about rights held in and over
the resource. Information about rights held in and over the resource. Typically,
a rights element will contain a rights management statement for the resource, or
reference a service providing such information. Rights information often
encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Copyright, and various Property
Rights. If the rights element is absent, no assumptions can be made about the
status of these and other rights with respect to the resource. See IRM Spec
Category: Rights.
ded:Obligation: (Optional)
ded:Comment: Typically, a rights element will contain a rights management
statement for the resource, or reference a service providing such
information.