World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Question:
Who holds the copyright on W3C documents?
Answer:
The original author of the document. Many documents are created by the W3C and we consequently hold the copyright. Owners who allow their works to be published on the W3C site retain the copyright, but agree to the W3C license for the redistribution of those materials from our site.
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