Updating the copyright year

[meema]

Can someone tell me the rule of thumb about annual copyright updating? I manage six sites and while updating the index is no big deal, hundreds of pages seems a daunting task.

[MarcieZoob]

If you want to make updates to something like the copyright text on a site, add the text as a SSI or Library item. Then you only have to change the text in one place and it's then reflected on each page that contains the SSI or Library item.

[meema]

Well, that makes sense! Thanks! I didn't expect such a quick answer. Ask and ye shall receive around here, eh?

I guess what I'd really like to know is why the copyright of an existing page would have to be changed. For example, if a page contains newly created text, of course a current copyright is necessary. But what about a page that contains information that was copyrighted last year. Does that need to be updated?

[Paul B]

OR stick this in each site and retire:

© Copyright Your Company 2005 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2">var d=new Date();yr=d.getFullYear();if (yr!=2005)document.write("- "+yr);</script>

This year it will read:
© Copyright Your Company 2005

Next year the copyright will read:
© Copyright Your Company 2005 - 2006

Updating each year.

Don't use any caps and the script will validate.

[meema]

I will give that a try! Thank you! :-)

[Jeff Colburn]

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Have Fun,
Jeff

[meema]

Wow! I so bookmarked that! Thanks so much! :-)