The copyright usually is located at the back of the first page or the front cover of the book.
Copyright is the exclusive right to copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display a work. For books, copyright is usually ascribed to the author and subsequently licensed to a publisher.
It means you're the only person who can copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display the book, or authorize others to do so.
No; it is a unique identifier for an edition of a book.
The letters are Roman numerals that stand for the number (hence the copyright year) 1950.
No. The International Standard Book Number is a 10- or 13-digit commercial identifier. The copyright date is a 4-digit year.
A set of letters or numbers on the copyright page generally refers to the number of the printing or edition of the book.
There may be a number of reasons that a book would not have a copyright notice1) If it was published after 1989 there is no requirement for a copyright notice to be displayed2) The book may be in the public domain due to copyright expiration3) The book may have been published under a "copyleft" or "Creative Commons" license which permits more liberal use than copyright.4) The book may not have been copyrighted by choice of the author
There may be a number of reasons that a book would not have a copyright notice1) If it was published after 1989 there is no requirement for a copyright notice to be displayed2) The book may be in the public domain due to copyright expiration3) The book may have been published under a "copyleft" or "Creative Commons" license which permits more liberal use than copyright.4) The book may not have been copyrighted by choice of the author
An author of a book is protected by copyright law, which grants exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the work. Copyright protection arises automatically when a work is fixed in a tangible form of expression, such as writing a book. Patents, on the other hand, protect inventions or discoveries, not literary works.
If a book only has the number 1 on the copyright page, it likely indicates that it is the first printing of that particular edition of the book. This number is often used by publishers to denote the initial print run of a book.
The edition number can be found on the page with the copyright information. This is usually one or two pages inside the book. It is almost always the first page with writing/information on it. The edition number should be printed underneath the copyright statement.
The book, 2003. The film, 2010. There are a number of other adaptations.