RIGHTSMD LC-AV Metadata Extension Schema RIGHTSMD contains administrative metadata describing ownership rights/restrictions about a digital object. RIGHTSMD contains the following top level elements: 1. credit_line: additional information about the rights and restrictions; 2. registration: information about the registration of ownership; 3. restriction: information about the types of restrictions on a digital object; 4. rights_holder: information about the owner of the digital object. RIGHTSMDType: Complex Type for encapsulating within a single parent element the individual digital text object elements that describe the rights and restrictions associated with an object or portion of an object. But note that the individual digital object elements that comprise the RIGHTSMD schema can be used independently of the schema element and directly under a METS mdSec.dmWrap element. The individual elements that comprise a digital object are documented under their corresponding types. RIGHTSMDType has a single attribute, ID (XML ID). credit_line: This is the simple element which provides a place to store a credit line information about a digital object. credit_lineType has no attributes. registrationType: Complex Type for recording information about the registration of ownership of an digital object. registrationType has 1 attribute and 3 elements. ID: (XML ID) - registration_type: the type of ownership registration, e.g. copyright, trademark, patent, etc...; - registration_number: the registration number (code) assigned to the owner; - licensing: information regarding licensing of rights and restrictions. rights_holderType: Complex Type for recording information about the rightsholder digital object. rights_holderType has 1 attribute and 4 elements. ID: (XML ID) - rights_holder_name: the name of the person or organization that holds the rights; - rights_holder_address: the address of the person or organization that holds the rights; - rights_holder_phone: the phone number of the person or organization that holds the rights; - rights_holder_email: the email address of the person or organization that holds the rights. restrictionType: Complex Type for recording information about the restrictions on the digital object. restrictionType has 1 attribute and 5 elements. ID: (XML ID) - restriction_LC: Defines the LC-unique types of access restrictions from a list of enumerated choices; - restriction_expiration_date: Date and time all restriction(s) expire or change; - restriction_inception_date: Date upon which the restriction begins; - restriction_other: Note describing other restrictions; - restriction_territory: The territory in which the restriction applies, e.g., United States, Germany, etc..