diff --git a/modules/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js b/modules/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
index 229c0eee..a1ced903 100644
--- a/modules/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
+++ b/modules/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
             }
         });
         
+        dictionary.defineTag('augments', {
+            mustHaveValue: true,
+            onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
+                doclet.augment(tag.value);
+                
+                return false;
+            }
+        })
+        .synonym('extends');
+        
         dictionary.defineTag('borrows', {
             mustHaveValue: true,
             onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
@@ -42,15 +52,14 @@
         .synonym('extends')
         .synonym('mixes');
         
-        dictionary.defineTag('augments', {
-            mustHaveValue: true,
+        dictionary.defineTag('copyright', {
+            musHaveValue: true,
             onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
-                doclet.augment(tag.value);
+                doclet.copyright = tag.value;
                 
-                return false;
+                return true;
             }
-        })
-        .synonym('extends');
+        });
         
         dictionary.defineTag('class', {
             onTagged: function(doclet, tag) { // @class implies @constructor
diff --git a/test/cases/copyrighttag.js b/test/cases/copyrighttag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68a09f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/copyrighttag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** @constructor
+    @copyright (c) 2011 Michael Mathews
+*/
+function Thingy() {
+    
+}
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diff --git a/test/runner.js b/test/runner.js
index 10955831..c8631ab6 100644
--- a/test/runner.js
+++ b/test/runner.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ testFile('test/t/cases/alias2.js');
 
 testFile('test/t/cases/accesstag.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/authortag.js');
+testFile('test/t/cases/copyrighttag.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/globaltag.js');
 
 report();
diff --git a/test/t/cases/copyrighttag.js b/test/t/cases/copyrighttag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76a144c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/t/cases/copyrighttag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+(function() {
+    var docSet = testhelpers.getDocSetFromFile('test/cases/copyrighttag.js'),
+        Thingy = docSet.getByLongname('Thingy')[0];
+    
+    //dump(docSet.doclets);
+    
+    test('When a symbol has a @copyright tag, the doclet has a copyright property with that value.', function() {
+        assert.equal(Thingy.copyright, '(c) 2011 Michael Mathews');
+    });
+
+})();
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