4A. Preliminary rule (Distribution, Release, Broadcast Area)
For general instructions on prescribed punctuation, see 0F.
Precede the name of a distributor, releaser, broadcaster by a space, colon, space ( : ).
Precede the date of distribution, release, or broadcast by a comma, space.
Precede the country of rerelease or reissue by a space, semicolon, space ( ; ).
Precede the name of a rereleaser or reissuer by a space, colon, space ( : ).
Precede the date of rerelease or reissue by a comma, space.
End this area with a period unless the area ends with a bracket.
If more than one adjacent element of this area -- country of original release, distributor, and date of original release -- are to be enclosed in brackets, or brackets with a question mark, enclose them all in one set of brackets.
260 ## $a [United States : $b Universal?, $c 193-?]
--not--
260 ## $a [United States] : $b [Universal?], $c [193-?]
See 0C.
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