diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 407bf9887..228c74eb5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SET(PROJECT_AUTHOR      "LMMS Developers")
 SET(PROJECT_URL         "http://lmms.io")
 SET(PROJECT_EMAIL       "lmms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net")
 SET(PROJECT_DESCRIPTION "${PROJECT_NAME_UCASE} - Free music production software")
-SET(PROJECT_COPYRIGHT   "${PROJECT_AUTHOR}, 2008-${PROJECT_YEAR}")
+SET(PROJECT_COPYRIGHT   "2008-${PROJECT_YEAR} ${PROJECT_AUTHOR}")
 SET(VERSION_MAJOR       "1")
 SET(VERSION_MINOR       "1")
 SET(VERSION_PATCH       "3")
diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index fb3598c4d..d5beb6d9b 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ static inline QString baseName( const QString & file )
 
 
 
-static std::string getCurrentYear()
-{
-	return QString::number( QDate::currentDate().year() ).toStdString();
-}
-
-
-
-
 inline void loadTranslation( const QString & tname,
 	const QString & dir = ConfigManager::inst()->localeDir() )
 {
@@ -107,14 +99,14 @@ inline void loadTranslation( const QString & tname,
 void printVersion( char *executableName )
 {
 	printf( "LMMS %s\n(%s %s, Qt %s, %s)\n\n"
-		"Copyright (c) 2004-%s LMMS developers.\n\n"
+		"Copyright (c) %s\n\n"
 		"This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or\n"
 		"modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public\n"
 		"License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either\n"
 		"version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.\n\n"
 		"Try \"%s --help\" for more information.\n\n", LMMS_VERSION,
 		PLATFORM, MACHINE, QT_VERSION_STR, GCC_VERSION,
-		getCurrentYear().c_str(), executableName );
+		LMMS_PROJECT_COPYRIGHT, executableName );
 }
 
 
@@ -123,7 +115,7 @@ void printVersion( char *executableName )
 void printHelp()
 {
 	printf( "LMMS %s\n"
-		"Copyright (c) 2004-%s LMMS developers.\n\n"
+		"Copyright (c) %s\n\n"
 		"Usage: lmms [ -r <project file> ] [ options ]\n"
 		"            [ -u <in> <out> ]\n"
 		"            [ -d <in> ]\n"
@@ -157,7 +149,7 @@ void printHelp()
 		"-v, --version			Show version information and exit.\n"
 		"    --allowroot			Bypass root user startup check (use with caution).\n"
 		"-h, --help			Show this usage information and exit.\n\n",
-		LMMS_VERSION, getCurrentYear().c_str() );
+		LMMS_VERSION, LMMS_PROJECT_COPYRIGHT );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/AboutDialog.cpp b/src/gui/AboutDialog.cpp
index 6d39a8e46..69fe2b107 100644
--- a/src/gui/AboutDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/AboutDialog.cpp
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget* parent) :
 					arg( QT_VERSION_STR ).
 					arg( GCC_VERSION ) );
 
+	copyrightLabel->setText( copyrightLabel->text().
+					arg( LMMS_PROJECT_COPYRIGHT ) );
+
 	authorLabel->setPlainText( embed::getText( "AUTHORS" ) );
 
-	licenseLabel->setPlainText( embed::getText( "COPYING" ) );
+	licenseLabel->setPlainText( embed::getText( "LICENSE.txt" ) );
 
 	involvedLabel->setPlainText( embed::getText( "CONTRIBUTORS" ) );
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/about_dialog.ui b/src/gui/dialogs/about_dialog.ui
index 6d9a11337..d6ce6ff81 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/about_dialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/about_dialog.ui
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@
         </spacer>
        </item>
        <item>
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="copyrightLabel">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Copyright (c) 2004-2014, LMMS developers</string>
+          <string>Copyright © %1</string>
          </property>
          <property name="wordWrap">
           <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/lmmsversion.h.in b/src/lmmsversion.h.in
index 09c82ea0f..4f575d154 100644
--- a/src/lmmsversion.h.in
+++ b/src/lmmsversion.h.in
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 #define LMMS_VERSION_PATCH @VERSION_PATCH@
 #define LMMS_VERSION_SUFFIX "@VERSION_SUFFIX@"
 #define LMMS_VERSION "@VERSION@"
-
+#define LMMS_PROJECT_COPYRIGHT "@PROJECT_COPYRIGHT@"