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Absent any changes in a year, the copyright year shouldn't be updated. Otherwise what you're claiming is that the copyright term starts from a date after creat
by regularfry 2y ago
Absent any changes in a year, the copyright year shouldn't be updated. Otherwise what you're claiming is that the copyright term starts from a date after creation of the content, so it's getting artificially extended.
- dartos 2y agoEvery time you change code and commit it, is it not a new program? New editions of books have new copyright years, since they’re new books. Same thing with code
- regularfry 2y agoThat's why my first word was "absent".
- latexr 2y agoThe change in question isn’t about going from “Copyright (C) 2023” to “Copyright (C) 2024” but from “Copyright (C) 1998-2023” to “Copyright (C) 1998-2024”. Thus your case doesn’t apply, it’s not confusing. What I’m saying is that as far as I understand, having “Copyright (C) 1998” and not changing it would suffice.
- regularfry 2y agoYes, I read your comment as saying that having the starting year and changing it every year would be sufficient. Which it isn't, but I've seen it often enough elsewhere that it's worth calling out.