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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+# Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Huawei Technologies Co. LTD.,
+# Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nokia Technologies Oy, Orange,
+# Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., VoiceAge Corporation, and other
+# contributors to this repository. All Rights Reserved.
+
+# This software is protected by copyright law and by international treaties.
+# The IVAS codec Public Collaboration consisting of Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+# Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Huawei Technologies Co. LTD.,
+# Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nokia Technologies Oy, Orange,
+# Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., VoiceAge Corporation, and other
+# contributors to this repository retain full ownership rights in their respective contributions in
+# the software. This notice grants no license of any kind, including but not limited to patent
+# license, nor is any license granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise.
+
+# Contributors are required to enter into the IVAS codec Public Collaboration agreement before making
+# contributions.
+
+# This software is provided "AS IS", without any express or implied warranties. The software is in the
+# development stage. It is intended exclusively for experts who have experience with such software and
+# solely for the purpose of inspection. All implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability
+# and fitness for a particular purpose are hereby disclaimed and excluded.
+
+# Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in relation to providing this software shall be
+# submitted to and settled by the final, binding jurisdiction of the courts of Munich, Germany in
+# accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany excluding its conflict of law rules and
+# the United Nations Convention on Contracts on the International Sales of Goods.
+
+if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
+    echo "USAGE: $0 <PATCH_FILE_NAME>"
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+PATCH_FILE_NAME=$1
+curr_year=$(date +'%Y')
+changes=0
+
+lfs_files=$(git lfs ls-files -n)
+sed_list=$(mktemp)
+
+# iterate through tracked files
+for file in $(git ls-files); do
+    # skip LFS files
+    if [[ "$lfs_files" == *"$file"* ]]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # process only text files
+    if file "$file" | grep -q 'text'; then
+        echo $file >>$sed_list
+    fi
+done
+
+xargs -n 1 -P 8 sed -i -E "s/\(C\)\s+202[0-9]-202[0-9]/(C) 2022-$curr_year/g" <$sed_list
+
+if [[ $(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no) ]]; then
+    changes=1
+    git diff >"$PATCH_FILE_NAME"
+fi
+
+exit $changes