diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cfe01373..10e6eac9 100755
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *	Volker Fischer
diff --git a/README b/README
index c4880180..1f16f905 100755
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *	Volker Fischer
diff --git a/android/sound.cpp b/android/sound.cpp
index 1c8cf2ac..c207a6d1 100644
--- a/android/sound.cpp
+++ b/android/sound.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/android/sound.h b/android/sound.h
index 08321021..e915efdd 100644
--- a/android/sound.h
+++ b/android/sound.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/linux/sound.cpp b/linux/sound.cpp
index 8b54d9f9..0745cec2 100755
--- a/linux/sound.cpp
+++ b/linux/sound.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/linux/sound.h b/linux/sound.h
index f9bc4630..e1ee9830 100755
--- a/linux/sound.h
+++ b/linux/sound.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/mac/sound.cpp b/mac/sound.cpp
index 3392c00d..6ac59211 100755
--- a/mac/sound.cpp
+++ b/mac/sound.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/mac/sound.h b/mac/sound.h
index 0ac58aed..0377b1ff 100755
--- a/mac/sound.h
+++ b/mac/sound.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/aboutdlgbase.ui b/src/aboutdlgbase.ui
index 93eb3c0c..a89281f1 100755
--- a/src/aboutdlgbase.ui
+++ b/src/aboutdlgbase.ui
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
            <item>
             <widget class="QLabel" name="lblCopyright">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>Copyright (C) 2005-2017</string>
+              <string>Copyright (C) 2005-2018</string>
              </property>
              <property name="wordWrap">
               <bool>false</bool>
diff --git a/src/analyzerconsole.cpp b/src/analyzerconsole.cpp
index 52ac3de2..82a92c66 100644
--- a/src/analyzerconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/analyzerconsole.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer 
diff --git a/src/analyzerconsole.h b/src/analyzerconsole.h
index 069d414b..6c088a52 100644
--- a/src/analyzerconsole.h
+++ b/src/analyzerconsole.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
index b4a1adf1..8edb819c 100755
--- a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
+++ b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer 
diff --git a/src/audiomixerboard.h b/src/audiomixerboard.h
index 6e81ddb9..c5ac42c0 100755
--- a/src/audiomixerboard.h
+++ b/src/audiomixerboard.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/buffer.cpp b/src/buffer.cpp
index 6e636145..80aa49e6 100755
--- a/src/buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/buffer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/buffer.h b/src/buffer.h
index a4391839..3243278a 100755
--- a/src/buffer.h
+++ b/src/buffer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/channel.cpp b/src/channel.cpp
index 8b0d0f60..f49ed0e7 100755
--- a/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/channel.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/channel.h b/src/channel.h
index 8f5bb678..48717220 100755
--- a/src/channel.h
+++ b/src/channel.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/chatdlg.cpp b/src/chatdlg.cpp
index 0ecb5497..270175b4 100755
--- a/src/chatdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/chatdlg.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/chatdlg.h b/src/chatdlg.h
index a5177ec5..0a480399 100755
--- a/src/chatdlg.h
+++ b/src/chatdlg.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 7ece8407..1595551e 100755
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/client.h b/src/client.h
index 9748efa1..5de8b367 100755
--- a/src/client.h
+++ b/src/client.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/clientdlg.cpp b/src/clientdlg.cpp
index 5699621a..72d0c78c 100755
--- a/src/clientdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/clientdlg.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/clientdlg.h b/src/clientdlg.h
index 6c7c4f1a..7c3d8193 100755
--- a/src/clientdlg.h
+++ b/src/clientdlg.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
index c5fa6d4f..720fb1c2 100755
--- a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/clientsettingsdlg.h b/src/clientsettingsdlg.h
index 611ff30c..9d1e3734 100755
--- a/src/clientsettingsdlg.h
+++ b/src/clientsettingsdlg.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/connectdlg.cpp b/src/connectdlg.cpp
index c1ae0485..2ee306d9 100755
--- a/src/connectdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/connectdlg.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/connectdlg.h b/src/connectdlg.h
index 45e1dac2..1c952d01 100755
--- a/src/connectdlg.h
+++ b/src/connectdlg.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 600ca99a..dad51ece 100755
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * \Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * \Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  * \author    Volker Fischer
  *
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 66546693..55f3c4bf 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/multicolorled.cpp b/src/multicolorled.cpp
index c3f5f3d4..a5a0bce7 100755
--- a/src/multicolorled.cpp
+++ b/src/multicolorled.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/multicolorled.h b/src/multicolorled.h
index 75041179..dda0bd52 100755
--- a/src/multicolorled.h
+++ b/src/multicolorled.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/multicolorledbar.cpp b/src/multicolorledbar.cpp
index 0e633346..13112246 100755
--- a/src/multicolorledbar.cpp
+++ b/src/multicolorledbar.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/multicolorledbar.h b/src/multicolorledbar.h
index f4f834cf..3e0b34ce 100755
--- a/src/multicolorledbar.h
+++ b/src/multicolorledbar.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/protocol.cpp b/src/protocol.cpp
index a6cf4397..d9cd1e65 100755
--- a/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index 060c6684..fe7e8a16 100755
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 41bad733..410b4c59 100755
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index ac69c509..349659e8 100755
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/serverdlg.cpp b/src/serverdlg.cpp
index 4d15527f..37177a15 100755
--- a/src/serverdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/serverdlg.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/serverdlg.h b/src/serverdlg.h
index 0356a532..bf40d8d4 100755
--- a/src/serverdlg.h
+++ b/src/serverdlg.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/serverlist.cpp b/src/serverlist.cpp
index 9976835c..2373921d 100755
--- a/src/serverlist.cpp
+++ b/src/serverlist.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/serverlist.h b/src/serverlist.h
index c41ce3f1..5788f032 100755
--- a/src/serverlist.h
+++ b/src/serverlist.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/serverlogging.cpp b/src/serverlogging.cpp
index e918710b..d4a3577c 100755
--- a/src/serverlogging.cpp
+++ b/src/serverlogging.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/serverlogging.h b/src/serverlogging.h
index 3e2ec7bc..f26211dc 100755
--- a/src/serverlogging.h
+++ b/src/serverlogging.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 13a2e225..24814572 100755
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 16f0d02c..645160ed 100755
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/socket.cpp b/src/socket.cpp
index 2b8585ee..6d0c818a 100755
--- a/src/socket.cpp
+++ b/src/socket.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/socket.h b/src/socket.h
index da8cb2b5..886a7ecb 100755
--- a/src/socket.h
+++ b/src/socket.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/soundbase.cpp b/src/soundbase.cpp
index ac241649..1c608308 100755
--- a/src/soundbase.cpp
+++ b/src/soundbase.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/soundbase.h b/src/soundbase.h
index 763cdfc1..d006a27b 100755
--- a/src/soundbase.h
+++ b/src/soundbase.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/testbench.h b/src/testbench.h
index 35c11e64..b72c6cf2 100755
--- a/src/testbench.h
+++ b/src/testbench.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index ac2248c5..16e27edb 100755
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index f349a176..bdf0c58d 100755
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/windows/sound.cpp b/windows/sound.cpp
index 1ab9c9a9..21819dca 100755
--- a/windows/sound.cpp
+++ b/windows/sound.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer
diff --git a/windows/sound.h b/windows/sound.h
index c019b19c..d8619f10 100755
--- a/windows/sound.h
+++ b/windows/sound.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /******************************************************************************\
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2017
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2018
  *
  * Author(s):
  *  Volker Fischer