Update recommended format of copyright statements

Submitted by Wayne Beaton @wbeaton

Link to original bug (#532042)

Description

The US Copyright Office recommends that copyright holders use copyright notices that include the year of first publication of the work. See What is a copyright notice? How do I put a copyright notice on my work? [1].

TL;DR: Only the year of first publication is required. The statement does not need to be updated when changes are made in subsequent years.

[1] https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq-definitions.html

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Eclipse Genie @genie said:

This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

-- The automated Eclipse Genie.

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