Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#29222: doc: update Bitcoin Core license to 2024

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Backports bitcoin#29222

Original commit: dff6d18

Backported from Bitcoin Core v0.27

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• COPYING (1 hunks)
• configure.ac (1 hunks)
• contrib/debian/copyright (1 hunks)

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✅ Backport Verification Successful

No issues found! This backport is complete and faithful to the original Bitcoin change.

Original Bitcoin commit: dff6d1884a8
Backport PR: #1058
Reviewed commit hash: 94e286d4827-verify-1754564940

Verification Details:

• File operations match Bitcoin's intent
• No missing changes detected
• No scope creep or dependency explosions
• CI checks passing (30/30 checks successful)
• PR comments reviewed and addressed

Reviewer Feedback Analysis:

PastaPastaPasta comments reviewed: 0
Other human comments reviewed: 0

No reviewer feedback found - This is a straightforward license year update from 2023 to 2024.

Change Summary:

This PR updates copyright years from 2023 to 2024 in three files:

• COPYING: Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Developers copyright years
• configure.ac: _COPYRIGHT_YEAR definition
• contrib/debian/copyright: Bitcoin Core and Dash Core Developers copyright years

The backport perfectly matches Bitcoin's intent with appropriate Dash adaptations (adding Dash Core developer copyright lines).

Size validation: 150% of Bitcoin changes (8 → 12 lines) - PASS ✅
File operations: Perfect match - 3 files modified in both Bitcoin and Dash ✅
CI status: All checks passing ✅

This PR is ready for merge. ✅