I've always thought the copyright date would establish the time of creation.
If the website says ?2005 I'd think the website has been around for six years. If it says ?2011 I'd think the site was new.
I don't think you have to update your copyright date as if to renew it or make it current but I could be wrong.
I also think checking for activity or lack of would be far more telling than checking the copyright date and seeing how close it is to the current date.
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