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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ For information on how to get Artemis see this web page:
 
 COPYRIGHT
 
-Copyright (C) 1998-2011  Genome Research Limited
+Copyright (C) 1998-2013  Genome Research Limited
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License