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Re:Ask HN: What is the point of “© 2020 CompanyName” in webs... by postingawayonhn on Saturday May 16, 2020 @10:54AM (#23203852)
I always laugh at the copyright dates on this [1] Australian government website. It claims 2003-2020 but I'm pretty sure it hasn't changed since 2003.

[1] https://www.edge.asic.gov.au/004/compportal/get/ServicesLogi...

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Re:Ask HN: What is the point of “© 2020 CompanyName” in webs... by macleos on Saturday May 16, 2020 @12:46PM (#23205017)
Not to be pedantic, but wouldn't changing the year to 2020 itself count as a copyrightable change?
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Re:Ask HN: What is the point of “© 2020 CompanyName” in webs... by thatcat on Saturday May 16, 2020 @01:21PM (#23205316)
single words / short phrases aren't copyrightable so probably not
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Re:Ask HN: What is the point of “© 2020 CompanyName” in webs... by 2038AD on Saturday May 16, 2020 @01:28PM (#23205380)
The whole work with the change would still be under copyright
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