>> Well, in 2010 I've only done little changes. The real development on >> this was in 2009. What's the policy in these cases? I believe I can >> put the 2010 safely. >I have seen people adjust the years for simple fixes, although I don't know if >there is a formal >policy. Since your patches are going in now I guess anything from "2009", >"2009, 2010" to "2010" is >warranted. > >Since most countries don't require a copyright notice any longer(although >still recommend it) I guess >there is no real legal significance to the year. In most places copyright >expiration doesn't depend on >the publication date but on the year of the death of the last surviving >creator. > >IANAL, somebody who knows this better please correct me. > I thought that AJ only wanted a copyright notification if significant contributions were added. As to the date the format 2009-2010 would be most suitable in this case.
James McKenzie
