diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 26ad0f36..10e39c69 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-06 07:15:58) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-06 07:25:20) dev
diff --git a/applications/admin/views/default.mobile/layout.html b/applications/admin/views/default.mobile/layout.html
index 441f2645..4cbfd9be 100644
--- a/applications/admin/views/default.mobile/layout.html
+++ b/applications/admin/views/default.mobile/layout.html
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $(document).bind("mobileinit", function(){
       </div>
       <div data-role="footer" data-fullscreen="true" data-position="fixed" style="padding: 5px; text-align: center">
 	{{block footer}}
-	powered by web2py - @2011
+	powered by web2py - @{{=request.now.year}}
 	{{end}}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/applications/admin/views/layout.html b/applications/admin/views/layout.html
index 79f0efa3..d6a29b59 100644
--- a/applications/admin/views/layout.html
+++ b/applications/admin/views/layout.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         <div id="footer" class="fixed">
-            {{=T('Powered by')}} {{=A('web2py', _href='http://www.web2py.com')}}&trade; {{=T('created by')}} Massimo Di Pierro &copy;2007-2012 -
+            {{=T('Powered by')}} {{=A('web2py', _href='http://www.web2py.com')}}&trade; {{=T('created by')}} Massimo Di Pierro &copy;2007-{{=request.now.year}} -
         {{if hasattr(T,'get_possible_languages_info'):}}
         <span>
           {{=T('Admin language')}}
diff --git a/applications/admin/views/plugin_jqmobile/layout.html b/applications/admin/views/plugin_jqmobile/layout.html
index 1d358c83..97fa9076 100644
--- a/applications/admin/views/plugin_jqmobile/layout.html
+++ b/applications/admin/views/plugin_jqmobile/layout.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ $(document).bind("mobileinit", function(){
       </div>
       <div data-role="footer" data-fullscreen="true" data-position="fixed" style="padding: 5px; text-align: center">
 	{{block footer}}
-	powered by web2py - @2011
+	powered by web2py - @{{=request.now.year}}
 	{{end}}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/applications/examples/views/default/download.html b/applications/examples/views/default/download.html
index 8d91635e..17c7f307 100644
--- a/applications/examples/views/default/download.html
+++ b/applications/examples/views/default/download.html
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
   <a href="{{=URL('static', 'artwork.tar.gz')}}" >Download WEB2PY artwork pack in editable .png format</a>
 </p>
 <p>
-  Logo, Stickers and Layout developed by <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/josev2010">José V. Sousa</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/rochacbruno">Bruno Rocha</a> (at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blouweb.com">Blouweb</a>) All rights reserved by  <a target="_blank" href="http://mycti.cti.depaul.edu/people/facultyInfo_mycti.asp?id=343">Massimo Di Pierro</a> &copy; 2010
+  Logo, Stickers and Layout developed by <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/josev2010">José V. Sousa</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/rochacbruno">Bruno Rocha</a> (at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blouweb.com">Blouweb</a>) All rights reserved by  <a target="_blank" href="http://mycti.cti.depaul.edu/people/facultyInfo_mycti.asp?id=343">Massimo Di Pierro</a> &copy; {{=request.now.year}}
   </p>
 <p>
   Favicon and HTML5 compatibility  by <a target="_blank" href="">Martin Mulone</a>
diff --git a/applications/examples/views/layout.html b/applications/examples/views/layout.html
index 8903b09b..e08c8e11 100644
--- a/applications/examples/views/layout.html
+++ b/applications/examples/views/layout.html
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       <div class="sixteen columns">
         {{block footer}} <!-- this is default footer -->
         <div class="footer-content" >
-          {{=T('Copyright')}} &#169; 2012
+          {{=T('Copyright')}} &#169; {{=request.now.year}}
 	  - User communities in <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/web2py" target="_blank">English<a>, <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/web2py-fr" target="_blank">French</a>, <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/web2py-japan" target="_blank">Japanese</a>, <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/web2py-users-brazil" target="_blank">Portuguese</a>, and <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/web2py-usuarios" target="_blank">Spanish</a>.
           <div style="float: right;">
             <a href="http://www.web2py.com/" style="float: left; padding-right: 6px;">
diff --git a/applications/welcome/models/menu.py b/applications/welcome/models/menu.py
index 5c1ebc66..b4d9df24 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/models/menu.py
+++ b/applications/welcome/models/menu.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ response.meta.author = 'Your Name <you@example.com>'
 response.meta.description = 'a cool new app'
 response.meta.keywords = 'web2py, python, framework'
 response.meta.generator = 'Web2py Web Framework'
-response.meta.copyright = 'Copyright 2011'
+response.meta.copyright = 'Copyright 2012'
 
 ## your http://google.com/analytics id
 response.google_analytics_id = None
diff --git a/applications/welcome/views/layout.html b/applications/welcome/views/layout.html
index 1393215c..eb5e165e 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/views/layout.html
+++ b/applications/welcome/views/layout.html
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     <footer class="footer">
       {{block footer}} <!-- this is default footer -->
       <div class="footer-content">
-	<div class="copyright pull-left">{{=T('Copyright')}} &#169; 2012</div>
+	<div class="copyright pull-left">{{=T('Copyright')}} &#169; {{=request.now.year}}</div>
 	<div id="poweredBy" class="pull-right">
 	  {{=T('Powered by')}}
 	  <a href="http://www.web2py.com/">web2py</a>
diff --git a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/browserid_account.py b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/browserid_account.py
index 923379af..8d74af30 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/browserid_account.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/browserid_account.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 """
     BrowserID Authentication for web2py
-    developed by Madhukar R Pai (Copyright © 2011)
+    developed by Madhukar R Pai (Copyright 2012)
     Email <madspai@gmail.com>
     License : LGPL
     
diff --git a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/dropbox_account.py b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/dropbox_account.py
index c3270010..54b71c46 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/login_methods/dropbox_account.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/login_methods/dropbox_account.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 """
    Dropbox Authentication for web2py
-   Developed by Massimo Di Pierro (2011)
+   Developed by Massimo Di Pierro (2012)
    Same License as Web2py License
 """