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It's not. The copyright year shows when the content was first published (if a range, then when it was last modified). If the year is dynamic, then it's untrustw
by desas 4y ago
It's not. The copyright year shows when the content was first published (if a range, then when it was last modified). If the year is dynamic, then it's untrustworthy.
If I'm reading some content in the year 4023 that says (C) 2023 CM30, then I know the copyright has since expired and I'm free to do what I want with it. If it's dynamically saying (C) 4023 CM30 then it doesn't say when it was published.
If I'm publishing something in 2019 with a dynamic date, and it says (C) 2023 and by astonishing coincidence it's very similar to another piece of work by another author that has a static date and it says (C) 2021, it appears that my work post-dates their work rather than pre-dates it.
Mostly this matters much less now and there's other ways of proving publication date but in older media it mattered more.
- CM30 4y agoIsn't copyright based on the time since the author died? Like thanks to Disney's bullshit, life + 70 years or something? Not sure if I'll still be alive in 4023, though I don't have a crystal ball. Presumably if you know whether the author is alive or not, you'll be safe in knowing if it's under the copyright still, assuming it hasn't had a creative commons license attached or been put into the public domain.
- desas 4y agoLife + 70 years for people, Publication date +70 years for non-people.