JavaScript in Site configuration Footer not working

Under "Home › Administer › Site configuration" in box "Footer message:", Javascript doesn't seem to be working. The code works for Drupal 4.6/4.7:

Copyright
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT">
var d = new Date();
var curr_year = d.getFullYear();
document.write(curr_year);
</SCRIPT>
© (My Name Here)