CopyrightNotice: a jQuery plugin to create an always-up-to-date copyright notice

copyrightNotice.js

/* 
 * Javascript CopyrightNotice 
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2014 Cory Chapman
 * Licensed under the MIT license
 *
 * For more info on copyright see: http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/formalities.html
 *
 * Example usage:
 * $('.copyright').copyrightNotice({ byLine: 'Cory Chapman', published: false });
 *
 */

(function($) {

    $.fn.copyrightNotice = function(options) {

        var settings = $.extend({
            byLine: '[COPYRIGHT HOLDER NAME]',
            published: true
        }, options);

        return this.each(function() {
            var byLine = settings.byLine;
            var published = settings.published;
            var currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();

            var copyrightText = '© ' + currentYear + ' ' + byLine;

            if (published != true) {
                copyrightText = 'Unpublished Work ' + copyrightText;
            }

            $(this).html(copyrightText);
        });
    };
}(jQuery));