Usually, but not always. The national library of the country where it was originally published will have additional information.
No, a copyright date is the first date of publication and an imprint date can be many years later, e.g., a later edition based upon the original copyright date.
Not necessarily. The release date can be well after the copyright date.
No, the copyright date is not always the same as the publication date. The copyright date is the year when a work is legally protected, while the publication date is when the work is made available to the public.
The copyright date is the year the text was completed. It may or may not be the same as the publication date.
Not always. A popular book may come out in many editions over many years, but the copyright date stays the same.
publishers date is when the work was first printed... copyright date is when the work was first copyrigted... i don't believe they are different to often but I could be wrong... copyright dates usually have the the copyright symbol next to them (that little c in the circle) so you can tell them apart
Check the copyright page it should be printed on the bottom of the page. If not check the publishing dates, this isn't always accurate as popular books can be reprinted in the same year.
The more famous book, by Rabindranath Tagore, was published in 1913. There is a Bengali book of the same name published in 1910.
Same as copyright notice for anything else: Copyright, or copr. or circle-C, the date of copyright and the author or other copyright owner's name. E.g., "Copyright 2012 Walt Disney Productions, Inc."
No, copyrighting something refers to securing legal rights over original work, while publishing refers to making that work available to the public. Copyright protects the expression of ideas, while publishing is the act of distribution.
The copyright date does not apply to the skateboard. It is, most likely, in reference to the decorationson the board (images, text, etc). As such the date refers to the date when the work was created/published and will remain the same no matter when the boards are manufactured.
From what I remember reading once, there was a period of time in the early 1900's when the copyright date was not required to be listed in books. I'm trying to find more information about that, but I'm having a hard time finding anything.