542  Information Relating to Copyright Status (R)

Name of the person responsible for creation of the resource. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no copyright holder was found.

If applicable, death date of the person responsible for the creation of the resource named in subfield ǂa (Personal creator).

Name of an organization responsible for creation of the resource. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form.

If known, the name of the copyright holder of the resource from an authoritative source of information. The data may or may not be in an authoritative form. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no copyright holder was found.

May be useful for further information. This may include address, e-mail, phone numbers, etc.

Copyright statement as it is presented on the resource.

For items under copyright, the initial year of copyright.

The date of copyright renewal.

Year of publication if it is a formally published resource.

Year of creation for an unpublished resource.

Name and optionally place of the publisher. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no publisher is found.

Determined status of the item. This is recorded only if it is known with certainty. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no status is found.

Whether the item is published or unpublished, using the definition of published in copyright law of the jurisdiction, or that in the Berne Convention's specifications if other definitions are not available. Undetermined may be used if research was done but no status is found.

Any additional information about copyright.

Date that the copyright data was determined based on research. A structured form of date is recommended.

Country in which the resource was published or, in the case of unpublished materials, the country in which the resource was created.

Code or name of agency supplying the information.

Jurisdiction within which the copyright status assessment is being made. The law of the country within which the resource is used is the relevant one for copyright purposes. It is within the context of this information that a copyright status may be determined. The subfield is used only if a copyright status is recorded in subfield ǂl.

Source of the copyright information, whether from the piece or from other sources.

For information about subfield ǂu, see Control Subfields. The data may be a more detailed statement about information relating to copyright status.

For information about subfield ǂ3, see Control Subfields.

Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields.

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.