i looked through the theme files. in a file called ‘template-tags.php’ there is this chunk of code that creates that text.
// Display Footer Text
add_action( 'leeway_footer_text', 'leeway_display_footer_text' );
function leeway_display_footer_text() { ?>
<span class="credit-link">
<?php printf( esc_html__( 'Powered by %1$s and %2$s.', 'leeway' ),
'<a href="https://www.remarpro.com" title="WordPress">WordPress</a>',
'<a href="https://themezee.com/themes/leeway/" title="Leeway WordPress Theme">Leeway</a>'
); ?>
</span>
<?php
}
you can just change the ‘footer.php’ file if you want though. so change the code in the footer from
<div id="footer-text">
<?php do_action('leeway_footer_text'); ?>
</div>
to something like
<div id="footer-text">
<?php echo '© SOME NAME' date("Y") ?>
</div>