Adding RSL to Web Pages ​

RSL licenses can be applied to individual web pages by declaring the license in the page’s <head> section. This can be done either by embedding the license using a <script> tag, or by linking to an external RSL license file using a <link> tag. In both cases, if the url attribute of the <content> element is set to "", the license is a template that applies to the parent web page.

Example: Embedded License ​

The example below shows how to embed an RSL license directly in a page using a <script> tag with type="application/rsl+xml". This method allows the license to be machine-readable without affecting the content or layout of the page.

xml
<head>
  <script type="application/rsl+xml">
    <rsl xmlns="https://rslstandard.org/rsl">
      <content url="" server="https://api.rslcollective.org">
        <license>
          <permits type="usage">ai-train</permits>
          <payment type="inference">
            <standard>https://rslcollective.org/license</standard>
          </payment>
        </license>
      </content>
    </rsl>
  </script>
</head>

Example: Linked License ​

Alternatively, you can reference an external RSL license file using a <link> tag. The type="application/rsl+xml" attribute explicitly identifies the file format, allowing crawlers and RSL-compatible tools to recognize and process the link correctly.

html
<head>
  <link rel="license"
        type="application/rsl+xml"
        href="https://example.com/license.xml">
</head>