# Reminder: Change Copyright Year to 2022

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**Created:** [January 1, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/reminder-change-copyright-year-to-2022/41899 "2022-01-01T18:14:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/reminder-change-copyright-year-to-2022/41899/10 "2022-01-02T17:48:53Z")

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> [@MiDoe](#):
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> I found this working on most servers

That is Javascript and has nothing to do with the server, but requires the user to have JavaScript enabled on their browser. That shouldn’t be an issue for over 99% of users.

Everyone should remember that there are no “Copyright Police” at least not here in the U.S., so any protection you have is only as good as you will take it in civil actions. So unless you intend to hire a lawyer to take action against someone who has stolen your content, placing the Copyright on the page is pretty much just for show.

If you think sometime, you want to take action, then they base Copyright on who owned it first. So by placing the current year only on a copyright statement and not the first year you published, that content could weaken your claim.  
Btw: we have covered a lot of this in previous posts.

> [@Copyright and Year script for your footer](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/copyright-and-year-script-for-your-footer/11867):
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> Now that a new year is upon us, it’s time to update the footer on your sites to reflect the new year. Rather than insert the date, though, use this auto-updating script and forget about it. Each year, on January 1st, the date will roll over to the new year. (the &copy; = copyright) &copy; \<script\>document.write(new Date().getFullYear())\</script\>

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