1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 42bc245..0ac312a 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -120,7 +120,16 @@ func (f *file) initLines(content []byte, maxLine int) (err error) {
 
 func (f *file) scan(conv *SPDXConv) {
 	f.detectComment(&conv.cfg)
-	if f.isBinary || f.isUnknown {
+	if f.isBinary {
+		f.licenseID = valDefault
+		f.copyrightText = valDefault
+		f.getYearFromSCM(conv)
+		if f.copyrightYear == `` {
+			f.copyrightYear = conv.cfg.CopyrightYear
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if f.isUnknown {
 		return
 	}
 	f.scanLicenseID(conv)