Copyright META Tag
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Overview: The Copyright Tag defines any copyright information about the document

The copyright META tag defines any copyright statements you wish to disclose about your webpage documents. You may wish to indicate any trademark names, patent numbers, copyright or other information which you want to publicly disclose as your intellectual property. The Copyright META tag is a freeform copyright statement which conforms to other META tag standards as shown below.

Although not many search engines look specifically for the Copyright META tag, it clearly specifies the terms of ownership or licensing arrangements directly in the headers of your webpage. Generally, search engines do not read and/or store this information.
 

Meta Copyright: Typically an unqualified copyright statement. You can include copyright, trademarks, patents, or other information here pertaining to your intellectual property.

Example: <META NAME="Copyright" CONTENT="© 2003">

Recommendation: Do not use. This tag will not protect your site's content or your intellectual property. Consult your attorney to ensure you are protected properly.