On Saturday 02 May 2009, BJ Freeman (JIRA) wrote: > [ > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-2346?page=com.atlassian.jira.pl >ugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12705203#action >_12705203 ] > > BJ Freeman commented on OFBIZ-2346: > ----------------------------------- > > the multiflex theme uses > > <#assign nowTimestamp = > Static["org.ofbiz.base.util.UtilDateTime"].nowTimestamp()> > > <div class="footer"> > <p align="center"> > <p>Copyright (c) 2001-${nowTimestamp?string("yyyy")} The Apache Software > Foundation - <a href="http://www.apache.org"; class="tabletext" > target="_blank">www.apache.org</a></p> <p>Powered by <a > href="http://ofbiz.apache.org"; target="_blank">Apache OFBiz</a></p> </p> > > > Change Copyright Year > > ---------------------- > > > > Key: OFBIZ-2346 > > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-2346 > > Project: OFBiz > > Issue Type: Improvement > > Components: ALL COMPONENTS > > Affects Versions: SVN trunk > > Reporter: Ashish Vijaywargiya > > Priority: Minor > > Fix For: SVN trunk > > > > Attachments: Copyright_Year_Change.patch > > > > > > I don't know much about when this copyright year and other related info > > changes come into existence. But if its right time to change the > > copyright year then here is the patch. And if it comes into existence > > after the completion of year then we can safely close this issue. Thanks > > ! > > -- > > Ashish
I do not think that this is legally right. My understanding of the Berne Convention rules for Copyright (which covers most jurisdictions - even the USA now), is that the copyright period only gets extended when the copyrighted item gets updated. It can not be extended indefinitely just by saying that this has happened, it requires real action on behalf of the copyright holder. I would suggest that you ask the Apache lawyers before implementing this. David
