>>Request

PROPPATCH /bar.html HTTP/1.1
Host: www.foo.com
Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
Content-Length: xxxx

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:"
xmlns:Z="http://www.w3.com/standards/z39.50/">
  <D:set>
       <D:prop>
            <Z:authors>
                 <Z:Author>Jim Whitehead</Z:Author>
                 <Z:Author>Roy Fielding</Z:Author>
            </Z:authors>
       </D:prop>
  </D:set>
  <D:remove>
       <D:prop><Z:Copyright-Owner/></D:prop>
  </D:remove>
</D:propertyupdate>

>>Response

HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
Content-Length: xxxx

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<D:multistatus xmlns:D="DAV:"
xmlns:Z="http://www.w3.com/standards/z39.50">
  <D:response>
       <D:href>http://www.foo.com/bar.html</D:href>
       <D:propstat>
            <D:prop><Z:Authors/></D:prop>
            <D:status>HTTP/1.1 424 Failed Dependency</D:status>
       </D:propstat>
       <D:propstat>
            <D:prop><Z:Copyright-Owner/></D:prop>
            <D:status>HTTP/1.1 409 Conflict</D:status>
       </D:propstat>
       <D:responsedescription> Copyright Owner can not be deleted or
altered.</D:responsedescription>
  </D:response>
</D:multistatus>