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-Yasm is Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Peter Johnson and other Yasm developers.
+Yasm is Copyright (c) 2001-2009 Peter Johnson and other Yasm developers.
 
 Yasm developers and/or contributors include:
   Peter Johnson