Daryo Apr 1, 2022:

Just an interesting trivia .... for the "non-natives" to publishing.

There is a category similar to what is the "published by" section mentioned in this ST.

It's an established practice that originated in German speaking European countries, that predates by centuries the Web.

Called the "impressum".

An impressum (from Latin impressum, 'the impressed, engraved, pressed in, impression') is the term given to a legally mandated statement of the ownership and authorship of a document, which must be included in books, newspapers, magazines,[1][better source needed] websites,[2] and business correspondence[3] published or otherwise made available to consumers in Germany, certain other German-speaking countries, such as Austria and Switzerland. The Telemediengesetz (German, meaning 'Telemedia Act') mandates the use of an impressum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressum

Daryo Mar 31, 2022:

what creates confusion is the missing implied part "section":

"content" is "the main section" (the substantial part) like the main text of printed book;

"published by" is a very short but distinct section showing who is "the publisher", same a printed paper book or an e-book always has a "publisher";

"distributed by" is also is a very short but distinct section showing who is "the distributor", like a printed book including a mention "exclusively sold by (a chain of bookshops)".

If you add the implied bits (and those omitted to avoid repetitions), it makes it easier to understand:

... any digital rights or other security technology embedded or contained within the sections "distributed by" or "published by" or within (the section called) the main Content.