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applies_to Applies To (ALI Attribute)

Used to distinguish, qualify, or scope the license or permissioning framework being identified in the <ali:license_ref> element.

Usage/Remarks

According to the NISO RP-22-2021, Access & License Indicators (2021 Revision) Recommended Practice (ALI) documentation:
  • Attribute Purpose — The @applies_to attribute may be used (for example) to provide additional context for the license or policy being conveyed.
  • Attribute Content — The content of the @applies_to attribute should be a URI value when applicable (schema type “anyUri”), but a “name token” string is also permitted. Such a string may contain only: characters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), periods (.), colons (:), and hyphens (-).
OPTIONAL on element: <ali:license_ref>
Value Meaning
a URI when possible Pointer to additional information about the license or permission framework
Restriction @applies_to is an optional attribute; there is no default.
Tagged Sample

Two concurrent licenses

Two licenses, which both apply concurrently (covering differing contexts), that are both related to STM’s Article Sharing Framework 
...
<license>
 <ali:license_ref
   start_date="2014-02-03"
   applies_to="https://doi.org/10.15223/asf-profile"
   >https://doi.org/10.15223/policy-005
 </ali:license_ref> 

 <ali:license_ref 
   start_date="2014-02-03"
   applies_to="https://doi.org/10.15223/asf-profile"
   >https://doi.org/10.15223/policy-025
 </ali:license_ref>
</license>
...