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I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding has always been that the copyright notice isn't required at all. If you get into a dispute over the ownership of somethin
by bogwog 3y ago
I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding has always been that the copyright notice isn't required at all. If you get into a dispute over the ownership of something, you just need a way to prove you're the actual copyright owner. I don't see how a small line of text on the page will help you do that (especially since you can arbitrarily change it whenever you want).
I keep mine up to date on my sites just because it's basically a staple of modern web design. Not having it would be weird, and having it out of date would probably confuse people.
- bvisness 3y agoYeah, the git history will back me up in any actual copyright dispute. I just have the date in the footer to keep my website from looking old and stale.
- wruza 3y agoGit history is as strong as evidence as a copyright string. One can forge a repo with dates they need and upload it to github. With a well-versed arbiter you’ll probably end up looking at internet archives.