No XMP syntax definition? Looking for XMP DTD...

Hi,
I am trying to solve an incompatibility between two software products. One product writes images with an embedded XMP in an way that some other programs (including Photoshop) complain about beeing unable to read all information when opening these image files.
I've tracked the problem down to the xmpRights:UsageTerms attribute, but was unable to find a hint wether the file is incorrect (and a writer problem) or correct (and a reader problem).
interestingly, there are Documents describing the meaning of XMP entries, such as Iptc4xmpCore_1.0-spec-XMPSchema_8.pdf or IPTC-PhotoMetadata(200907)_1.pdf , which describe the meaning of 'field names', e.g. they describe a UsageTerms as something containing free text describing how the news object can be legally used. But I did not find any precise description about wether this should be an XML attribute or element, and where it is syntactically allowed.
It does not make sense to describe the meaning of a field name without declaring what sort of field it is and where it is allowed.
Where would I find a DTD or similar precise syntax description?

Thanks for that link. Have to read it.
I tracked the current problem down to the fact, that Adobe Lightroom puts the usageTerms into an element, looking like
<xapRights:UsageTerms>
<rdf:Alt>
<rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">
...some text...</rdf:li>
</rdf:Alt>
</xapRights:UsageTerms>
while bibble Pro 5 puts it into an attribute like
<rdf:Description ... xmpRights:UsageTerms="..." ...>
Based on the descriptions about XMP I found so far it is impossible to tell which of both is correct (and where the element or attribute is allowed). Hope to find some answers in that document.

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