There are a number of works by that title. The YA book by Diane Yancey is from 2001.
Websites typically give the copyright date as the current year.
In the US copyright protection generally lasts until the end of the calendar year 70 years past the death of the author.
Each song has its own copyright year.
Most websites give the copyright year as the current year, because that's when the page rendered. See at the bottom of this page, Copyright [current year] Answers Corporation.
Under current US law copyright protection extends through the life of the author and to the end of the calendar year 70 years past the authors death.
Because the term of protection is usually measured by the life of the author rather than the copyright date of the item, it may seem that the copyright year is unimportant. However it gives an excellent indication of the currency of the materials, and does form the base line for measuring term of protection on certain works.
Google gives the copyright date as the current year, because that's the date the page rendered.
Websites generally give the current year as the copyright year, as that is when the page rendered. Wiki.answers.com has a copyright notification at the bottom of every page.
Black Beauty first came out in the year 1994
In England the Pony Club was established in 1929.
Websites generally give the current year as the copyright year, as that's when the page rendered.
Given current copyright law, it's merely a courtesy; notification is not required for protection.