[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62143: Twenty Twenty-Five: The copyright format may not be correct

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#62143: Twenty Twenty-Five: The copyright format may not be correct
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 Reporter:  wildworks      |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bundled Theme  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                 |
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 This is derived from Gutenberg PR:
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/65717

 This theme displays the copyright in the following format in the footer
 via the block binding API:

 {{{
 © {currentYear}
 }}}

 However, in my understanding, the copyright should indicate the year the
 rights were issued, not the current year.

 My suggested approach is either:

 1. Delete the copyright.
 2. Instead of the block binding API, embed `© <?php echo wp_date( 'Y'
 ); ?>`. This will make the year persistent when the user updates the
 footer template part. In other words, the time when the user updates the
 footer template part will be considered the "year the rights were issued."

 If we keep the current implementation, we'll probably need to decode the
 HTML entities. See
 [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/65717#issuecomment-2382386989
 this comment].

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