diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 9797943fe6..2ac4e99a99 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
 std::string LicenseInfo()
 {
     // todo: remove urls from translations on next change
-    return CopyrightHolders(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) %i-%i"), 2009, COPYRIGHT_YEAR) + " ") + "\n" +
+    return CopyrightHolders(_("Copyright (C)"), 2014, COPYRIGHT_YEAR) + "\n" +
            "\n" +
            _("This is experimental software.") + "\n" +
            "\n" +
diff --git a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
index f28c461f71..24ccbcca8b 100644
--- a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SplashScreen::SplashScreen(Qt::WindowFlags f, const NetworkStyle *networkStyle)
     // define text to place
     QString titleText       = tr(PACKAGE_NAME);
     QString versionText     = QString(tr("Version %1")).arg(QString::fromStdString(FormatFullVersion()));
-    QString copyrightText   = QString::fromUtf8(CopyrightHolders(strprintf("\xc2\xA9 %u-%u ", 2009, COPYRIGHT_YEAR)).c_str());
+    QString copyrightText   = QString::fromUtf8(CopyrightHolders("\xc2\xA9", 2014, COPYRIGHT_YEAR).c_str());
     QString titleAddText    = networkStyle->getTitleAddText();
     // networkstyle.cpp can't (yet) read themes, so we do it here to get the correct Splash-screen
     QString splashScreenPath = ":/images/" + GUIUtil::getThemeName() + "/splash";
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index f833f1774a..37d3f99acb 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -954,14 +954,14 @@ int GetNumCores()
 #endif
 }
 
-std::string CopyrightHolders(const std::string& strPrefix)
+std::string CopyrightHolders(const std::string& strPrefix, unsigned int nStartYear, unsigned int nEndYear)
 {
-    std::string strCopyrightHolders = strPrefix + _(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS);
+    std::string strCopyrightHolders = strPrefix + strprintf(" %u-%u ", nStartYear, nEndYear) + _(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS);
     if (strCopyrightHolders.find("%s") != strCopyrightHolders.npos) {
         strCopyrightHolders = strprintf(strCopyrightHolders, _(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION));
     }
     if (strCopyrightHolders.find("Bitcoin Core developers") == strCopyrightHolders.npos) {
-        strCopyrightHolders += "\n" + strPrefix + "The Bitcoin Core developers";
+        strCopyrightHolders += "\n" + strPrefix + strprintf(" %u-%u ", 2009, nEndYear) + "The Bitcoin Core developers";
     }
     return strCopyrightHolders;
 }
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 725349f004..f1491623ea 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ template <typename Callable> void TraceThread(const char* name,  Callable func)
     }
 }
 
-std::string CopyrightHolders(const std::string& strPrefix);
+std::string CopyrightHolders(const std::string& strPrefix, unsigned int nStartYear, unsigned int nEndYear);
 
 /**
  * @brief Converts version strings to 4-byte unsigned integer