2. The year of first publication of the work. In the case of compilations or derivative works incorporating previously published material, the year date of first publication of the compilation or derivative work is sufficient. The year date may be omitted where a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, with accompanying textual matter, if any, is reproduced in or on greeting cards, postcards, stationery, jewelry, dolls, toys, or any useful article; and 2、作品初次公開發表的年份。如果是之前發表材料的編輯或者衍生(編輯比如：文選，衍生比如：翻譯或者編劇)，有權利使用編輯或者衍生作品的最初發表年份。畫報，繪畫或者雕塑複製在賀卡，明信片，文具，珠寶，玩偶，玩具或者其他有用的物品上，如果有伴隨的文字材料時，年份可以省略。以及
1. The symbol © (the letter C in a circle), or the word “Copyright,” or the abbreviation “Copr.”; and 1、符號©(字母C外加一個圓)，或者單詞“Copyright”版權，或者縮寫“Copr.”以及
2. The year of first publication of the work. In the case of compilations or derivative works incorporating previously published material, the year date of first publication of the compilation or derivative work is sufficient. The year date may be omitted where a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, with accompanying textual matter, if any, is reproduced in or on greeting cards, postcards, stationery, jewelry, dolls, toys, or any useful article; and 2、作品初次公開發表的年份。如果是之前發表材料的編輯或者衍生(編輯比如：文選，衍生比如：翻譯或者編劇)，有權利使用編輯或者衍生作品的最初發表年份。畫報，繪畫或者雕塑複製在賀卡，明信片，文具，珠寶，玩偶，玩具或者其他有用的物品上，如果有伴隨的文字材料時，年份可以省略。以及
3. The name of the owner of copyright in the work, or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner. 3、作品的版權擁護者名稱，或者可識別的擁有者名稱縮寫，或者是擁有者的其他為公眾知曉的名稱。 Example: © 2006 John Doe 正確的格式應該是：Copyright [dates] by [author/owner] © 通常可以代替Copyright, 但是不可以用(c)。 All Rights Reserved 在某些國家曾經是必須的，但是現在在大多數國家，都不是法律上必須有的字樣。 參見下面幾個正確的格式： ©1995-2004 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved. ©2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. ©1995-2004 Eric A. and Kathryn S. Meyer. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved-保留所有權利 請注意標點符號和大小寫的用法，這也是專業精神的一種體現。