[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26776: Copyright setting field

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#26776: Copyright setting field
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 Reporter:  Daedalon         |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General          |     Version:  3.8
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close            |
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:   => close


Comment:

 I'm not sure where you got that information, but it's incorrect. If the
 copyright holder for a piece of work needs to be assertained (eg. in
 court) then the year displayed in the footer of your website is of no
 consequence because you'll need to independently verify that you're the
 copyright holder anyway (there are many ways to do so; see any resource
 that talks about digital or online copyright).

 If I steal your content from 2013 and publish it on my site with a
 `Copyright 2004 johnbillion` message on it, it will have zero consequence
 in a court case.

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