The letters are Roman numerals that stand for the number (hence the copyright year) 1950.
The conventional conversion of the Roman numerals MCML into Arabic numerals is 1950.
If you mean the Roman numeral of MCML then nowadays it is considered to be the equivalent of the Arabic number 1950
2010.
It can mean that either the book was published in 1905 or that the original story was copyrighted in 1905 and published at a later date.
Assuming tha you mean book 1- 'Artemis Fowl,' the copyright date is 2001, as stated in the book.
MCML = 1950MCMI = 1901
No. The International Standard Book Number is a 10- or 13-digit commercial identifier. The copyright date is a 4-digit year.
In todays modern notation of Roman numerals mcmlxxxiv represents 1984
A set of letters or numbers on the copyright page generally refers to the number of the printing or edition of the book.
They indicate what printing the book is on.
Each book has its own copyright information.
Copyright fees in the US range from $30 USD to $220 USD.