Or maybe it's an indication of their proper understanding of copyright notices...
The year in the copyright notice is suppose to be the date of the creation of the work or the year in which it was first published, which is not necessarily the current year [0].
The year in the copyright notice is suppose to be the date of the creation of the work or the year in which it was first published, which is not necessarily the current year [0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_notice