Proving file creation dates

Posted by Nils Munch on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Nils Munch
Published on 2012-05-30T21:59:13Z Indexed on 2012/05/30 22:43 UTC
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In a weird case surrounding copyrights of a software system I have developed, I use the fact that I have all the source files of the system in question, created long before I joined the company that claims to own the system.

The company being sued by yours truely says that I have simply manipulated to files to appear to be from that date.

Is it even possible to fake or manipulate creation dates ? And if so, how can I "prove" that the files really are that old ?

Luckily, I stored my project on GitHub, whick confirmed the fact that the files are from that era, but that is besides the point.

I run purely Apple OS X.

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