You can specify the default copyright for all elements in a particular method plug-in by using the method plug-in editor.
Copyright notices are stored as supporting material elements. For more information about using the method plug-in editor to change the default copyright, see Changing the Default Copyright Notice.
Sometimes elements in your method plug-in may require a different copyright than the default one. For this procedure, see Overriding the Default Copyright Notice.
Frequently, a method plug-in contains contributing elements with a different copyright than the base elements that receive the contribution. When there are multiple contributing elements, each with its own copyright notice, the individual copyrights are appended to each other in the generated page on the published site.
When you create a new method plug-in, you should also create a supporting materials guidance element with the appropriate copyright information. For this procedure, see Copyright Notices in a New Plug-in.