From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 15 14:46:16 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D0251065693 for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:46:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2AD88FC22 for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:46:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from park.js.berklix.net (p5B22D05E.dip.t-dialin.net [91.34.208.94]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id p1FEkCOr099719; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:46:13 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by park.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p1FEk2iV041596; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:46:02 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p1FEjlVr095966; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:45:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201102151445.p1FEjlVr095966@fire.js.berklix.net> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:41:40 PST." <4d5a3c44.+CfoJJXjdSH6DtYI%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:45:47 +0100 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: script help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:46:16 -0000 Hi, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > "Jack L. Stone" wrote: > > > # find all of the same filenames (copyright.htm) and then replace > > the year 2010 with 2011 in each file. Once I have a working > > script, I should be able to add it as a cron job to run on the > > first day of each new year. > > Before actually doing this, you might want to consult a copyright > lawyer. Seems to me that merely claiming a more recent copyright > date, having made no substantive change to the work for which the > copyright is claimed, could be construed as a fraudulent claim. One might also want to Not delete the earliest Copyright date. Numerous commercial firms lists several copyright years in same file or product start up. When I was editing some of my stuff recently, I decided to leave first & last year in, dont know if thats correct though. I suppose if one really wanted to know what's correct, one could search & read Bern (Switzerland) International Copyright Convention. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Mail plain text; Not quoted-printable, Not HTML, Not base 64. Reply below text sections not at top, to avoid breaking cumulative context.