Copyright protection generally extends to the end of the calendar year, 70 years past the death of the author.
The first book was published in 1992.
They still hold the copyright.
Practically as long as people keep buying the book.
Each book has its own copyright information.
Copyright fees in the US range from $30 USD to $220 USD.
For most normal uses, no, as long as it's properly cited.
Once you have written a book, it is copyright to you. All writers copyright their own books.
Copyright exists as soon as the book is finished and it is not necessary to formally register with the US copyright office before publication.
1967- copyright renewed 1995
Copyright laws can protect comic book characters as long as they meet the requirements for copyright protection, such as being original and fixed in a tangible medium. Characters that are sufficiently distinct and unique can be protected by copyright, but individual elements like powers or abilities may not be enough to protect an entire character.
You cannot copyright a book with a future date. Copyright applies automatically as soon as the work is set in "permanent form," which usually means when it is written in draft. Copyright continues until 75 years after the death of the author. No actions are needed to obtain this property right. However, in the US, protecting your copyright in a book can be easier if the copyright statement appears in the front of the book.
Copyright Act, 1957, and Copyright Rules, 1958, as amended.