As it should, if that was the year he put it up. A copyright notice, if you're going to place one, is supposed to have 3 elements (via copyright.gov):

1. The (c) symbol, the word copyright, or the abbreviation "copr." 2. The year of first publication 3. The name of the copyright owner

I put this just 'cos I wanted to put something into footer. I do not care about copyrights at this point =)