From d96d87ae672bb2cebf81b942151b9e872dbd7eee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Archit Tamarapu <archit.tamarapu@iis.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:27:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update copyright header to 2026

---
 LICENSE.md                                                      | 2 +-
 README.md                                                       | 2 +-
 generate_test_selection.py                                      | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/__init__.py                             | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/__main__.py                             | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/EFAP.py                      | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__init__.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__main__.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audio.py                     | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audioarray.py                | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audiofile.py                 | 2 +-
 .../audiotools/binaural_datasets/__init__.py                    | 2 +-
 .../audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py            | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binauralobjectrenderer.py    | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py                 | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py          | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/binaural.py          | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/channelbased.py      | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/masa.py              | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/objectbased.py       | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/omasa.py             | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/osba.py              | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/scenebased.py        | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/metadata.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/rotation.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/utils.py                     | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/__init__.py         | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/bs1770.py           | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/dlyerr_2_errpat.py  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/eid_xor.py          | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/esdru.py            | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py           | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/gen_patt.py         | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaAnalyzer.py     | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaRenderer.py     | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/networkSimulator.py | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/p50fbmnru.py        | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/random_seed.py      | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/reverb.py           | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py                            | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__init__.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__main__.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/config.py                    | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/constants.py                 | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_ismN_items.py       | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_masa_items.py       | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_mc_items.py         | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_omasa_items.py      | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_osba_items.py       | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_sba_items.py        | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_stereo_items.py     | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/__init__.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py                    | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py                    | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py                       | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py                      | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas_combined.py             | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/postprocessing.py            | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing.py             | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing_2.py           | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing.py                | 2 +-
 .../processing/processing_splitting_scaling.py                  | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/processing/tx.py                        | 2 +-
 ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py                                | 2 +-
 other/attic/get_md5.ps1                                         | 2 +-
 other/attic/get_md5.sh                                          | 2 +-
 other/check_ISM.sh                                              | 2 +-
 other/check_conditions.py                                       | 2 +-
 other/get_md5.py                                                | 2 +-
 other/get_wavfile_props.sh                                      | 2 +-
 other/lp16k.py                                                  | 2 +-
 other/pad_file_20ms.sh                                          | 2 +-
 tests/README.md                                                 | 2 +-
 tests/__init__.py                                               | 2 +-
 tests/conftest.py                                               | 2 +-
 tests/constants.py                                              | 2 +-
 tests/data/renderer_config_format_readme.txt                    | 2 +-
 tests/test_audiotools_convert.py                                | 2 +-
 tests/test_binaries_present.py                                  | 2 +-
 tests/test_experiments.py                                       | 2 +-
 tests/test_processing.py                                        | 2 +-
 81 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-)

diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index ca74eaf4..21616d00 100755
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /******************************************************************************************************
 
-   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50926ab0..0c4e211b 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \*\*\*\*<!---
 
-(C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+(C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/generate_test_selection.py b/generate_test_selection.py
index bad7daa8..2caf7daa 100755
--- a/generate_test_selection.py
+++ b/generate_test_selection.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/__init__.py
index 243ac32b..e0235bca 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/__main__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/__main__.py
index 7b79f3de..42d6e76f 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/__main__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/__main__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/EFAP.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/EFAP.py
index 92f0a9be..83fd00c0 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/EFAP.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/EFAP.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__init__.py
index 7470e784..2b824bf3 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__main__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__main__.py
index 8af3f06e..3b54e1ea 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__main__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/__main__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audio.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audio.py
index 6c03d9b6..a4f87b32 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audio.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audio.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audioarray.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audioarray.py
index 62c30d19..fbad2809 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audioarray.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audioarray.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audiofile.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audiofile.py
index 46f040a5..aab3b793 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audiofile.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/audiofile.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/__init__.py
index efde7e0a..2092a075 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py
index d92709f5..ae93ef7a 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binauralobjectrenderer.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binauralobjectrenderer.py
index 276e36a3..cbdf69c2 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binauralobjectrenderer.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binauralobjectrenderer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py
index eed72ecf..87e4cb15 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py
index 7a7235ce..f8610c28 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/binaural.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/binaural.py
index ab002ab7..b2baa6e7 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/binaural.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/binaural.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/channelbased.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/channelbased.py
index b4e4730c..cbefdb07 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/channelbased.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/channelbased.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/masa.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/masa.py
index 6f872f5e..45e6fbed 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/masa.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/masa.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/objectbased.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/objectbased.py
index bd0d6846..e2cb93a1 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/objectbased.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/objectbased.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/omasa.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/omasa.py
index 9df37829..626ee1a2 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/omasa.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/omasa.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/osba.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/osba.py
index f97329b3..21d4e9fe 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/osba.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/osba.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/scenebased.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/scenebased.py
index 1967dc32..ddec28d7 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/scenebased.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/convert/scenebased.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/metadata.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/metadata.py
index 021400c7..ffc3041f 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/metadata.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/metadata.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/rotation.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/rotation.py
index 9d1ac942..3a054f06 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/rotation.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/rotation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/utils.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/utils.py
index b5c0c093..c5e5b3e2 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/utils.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/__init__.py
index efde7e0a..2092a075 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/bs1770.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/bs1770.py
index f282158f..e6b1b09c 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/bs1770.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/bs1770.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/dlyerr_2_errpat.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/dlyerr_2_errpat.py
index ea900a06..b1f5516c 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/dlyerr_2_errpat.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/dlyerr_2_errpat.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/eid_xor.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/eid_xor.py
index 95b053d5..a8f96be8 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/eid_xor.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/eid_xor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/esdru.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/esdru.py
index 63969915..82700996 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/esdru.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/esdru.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py
index 7c6e592c..aaae6727 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/filter.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/gen_patt.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/gen_patt.py
index 34e9ad21..c465298f 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/gen_patt.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/gen_patt.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaAnalyzer.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaAnalyzer.py
index 26310bc1..fe79bbe5 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaAnalyzer.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaAnalyzer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaRenderer.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaRenderer.py
index b0f6f853..2316602b 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaRenderer.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/masaRenderer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/networkSimulator.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/networkSimulator.py
index 08dda1af..22b42a7a 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/networkSimulator.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/networkSimulator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/p50fbmnru.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/p50fbmnru.py
index e59d6818..4d8db493 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/p50fbmnru.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/p50fbmnru.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/random_seed.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/random_seed.py
index 3f81686a..6c93315c 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/random_seed.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/random_seed.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/reverb.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/reverb.py
index 1628ee3e..1d59dd22 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/reverb.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/wrappers/reverb.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py
index 9aa40dd4..3a3eabb4 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/constants.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__init__.py
index 58c75189..743a07f8 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__main__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__main__.py
index fe0f58ae..a40766c9 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__main__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/__main__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/config.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/config.py
index 6533785e..69c8e5a0 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/config.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/constants.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/constants.py
index 3bc6b82d..d1a057f6 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/constants.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/constants.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_ismN_items.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_ismN_items.py
index b7d13434..2bdd93ed 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_ismN_items.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_ismN_items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_masa_items.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_masa_items.py
index 6788dacf..45275f35 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_masa_items.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_masa_items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_mc_items.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_mc_items.py
index 1c869f15..14efc6ae 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_mc_items.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_mc_items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_omasa_items.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_omasa_items.py
index 698b966c..96448ff3 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_omasa_items.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_omasa_items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_osba_items.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_osba_items.py
index 698d881d..538ce985 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_osba_items.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_osba_items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_sba_items.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_sba_items.py
index e521f7ab..b84241fd 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_sba_items.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_sba_items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_stereo_items.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_stereo_items.py
index 41e93c56..e8fe1424 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_stereo_items.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/generation/generate_stereo_items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/__init__.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/__init__.py
index efde7e0a..2092a075 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/__init__.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py
index 1a48834d..874864de 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/chains.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py
index 0e31f317..4b86fc3b 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py
index ea0a4a52..63580546 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/evs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py
index f427d2e2..c45194f6 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas_combined.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas_combined.py
index f1b9c84b..7d60890b 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas_combined.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/ivas_combined.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/postprocessing.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/postprocessing.py
index b7a47002..03dbfba4 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/postprocessing.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/postprocessing.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing.py
index 7599b8d9..b377621a 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing_2.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing_2.py
index 710b9cf0..2873cfa5 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing_2.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/preprocessing_2.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing.py
index 5b02f9cd..61e01fe7 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing_splitting_scaling.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing_splitting_scaling.py
index 88e5ed33..d10a5652 100644
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing_splitting_scaling.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/processing_splitting_scaling.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from ivas_processing_scripts.processing.processing import (
 )
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/tx.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/tx.py
index f5c0c902..4737b783 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/tx.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/processing/tx.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py
index 08c7bbe2..d9af71b4 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/attic/get_md5.ps1 b/other/attic/get_md5.ps1
index c27d25f2..788baae0 100644
--- a/other/attic/get_md5.ps1
+++ b/other/attic/get_md5.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/attic/get_md5.sh b/other/attic/get_md5.sh
index 15caa467..ff39dc71 100755
--- a/other/attic/get_md5.sh
+++ b/other/attic/get_md5.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-#   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/check_ISM.sh b/other/check_ISM.sh
index 97690317..1b70a6be 100755
--- a/other/check_ISM.sh
+++ b/other/check_ISM.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-#   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/check_conditions.py b/other/check_conditions.py
index 931c2bec..399a000b 100644
--- a/other/check_conditions.py
+++ b/other/check_conditions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/get_md5.py b/other/get_md5.py
index 25390a4a..2cfa6085 100644
--- a/other/get_md5.py
+++ b/other/get_md5.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python3
-#   (C) 2022-2024 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/get_wavfile_props.sh b/other/get_wavfile_props.sh
index dcecd5ee..96f0954f 100755
--- a/other/get_wavfile_props.sh
+++ b/other/get_wavfile_props.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 
-#   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/lp16k.py b/other/lp16k.py
index 6f806569..8cd638e5 100755
--- a/other/lp16k.py
+++ b/other/lp16k.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/other/pad_file_20ms.sh b/other/pad_file_20ms.sh
index 364f3c16..d214ee91 100755
--- a/other/pad_file_20ms.sh
+++ b/other/pad_file_20ms.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 
-#   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 951fdb0e..2fba26c4 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!---
 
-   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index e6c549cf..7436ea29 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e642313f..d74e761a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/constants.py b/tests/constants.py
index fe9dace9..88fc83ac 100644
--- a/tests/constants.py
+++ b/tests/constants.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/data/renderer_config_format_readme.txt b/tests/data/renderer_config_format_readme.txt
index 65bb925a..35d685c0 100644
--- a/tests/data/renderer_config_format_readme.txt
+++ b/tests/data/renderer_config_format_readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /******************************************************************************************************
 
-   (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+   (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/test_audiotools_convert.py b/tests/test_audiotools_convert.py
index 6bca6e0c..491f31a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_audiotools_convert.py
+++ b/tests/test_audiotools_convert.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/test_binaries_present.py b/tests/test_binaries_present.py
index 18776721..c041bc74 100755
--- a/tests/test_binaries_present.py
+++ b/tests/test_binaries_present.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/test_experiments.py b/tests/test_experiments.py
index 91f2d96d..617a2f8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_experiments.py
+++ b/tests/test_experiments.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
diff --git a/tests/test_processing.py b/tests/test_processing.py
index 6af36297..24c110ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_processing.py
+++ b/tests/test_processing.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #
-#  (C) 2022-2025 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#  (C) 2022-2026 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
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