Copyright statistics for 1950

Copyright Registrations for Books, January-June 1950
Books published in the United States 5,844
Books in foreign languages first published abroad 2,229
Books in the English language first published abroad 616
Total 8,689
Copyright Registrations for Books, July-December 1950
Books published in the United States 5,606
Books in foreign languages first published abroad 1,516
Books in the English language first published abroad 560
Total 7,682
Copyright Registrations for Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, January-June 1950
Pamphlets and serials 18,036
Contributions to periodicals 2,303
Total 20,239
Copyright Registrations for Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1950
Pamphlets and serials 15,131
Contributions to periodicals 1,646
Total 16,777
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-June 1950
Periodicals 28,106
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, July-December 1950
Periodicals 26,409
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1950
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 488
Class D: Published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 301
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,985
Total 2,774
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1950
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 426
Class D: Published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 349
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,518
Total 2,293
Copyright Registrations for Music, January-June 1950
Musical compositions published in the United States 4,477
Musical compositions published abroad 3,652
Total registrations for published music 8,129
Unpublished music 19.295
Renewals 4,382
Copyright Registrations for Music, July-December 1950
Musical compositions published in the United States 3,890
Musical compositions published abroad 2,175
Total registrations for published music 6,065
Unpublished music 16,365
Renewals 5,148
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1950
Class F: Maps published in the United States 870
Class F: Maps published outside the United States 13
Total 883
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1950
Class F: Maps published in the United States 764
Class F: Maps published outside the United States 1
Total 765
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1950
Class G: Published works of art and designs for works of art 1,112
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 1,147
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 159
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 297
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 341
Class J: Published photographs 485
Class J: Unpublished photographs 237
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 2,248
Total 6,026
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1950
Class G: Published works of art and designs for works of art 830
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 859
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 188
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or techn ical character 261
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or tec hnical character 234
Class J: Published photographs 207
Class J: Unpublished photographs 115
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 4,639 [sic; more likely 1,639]
Total 4,333
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1950
Commercial prints and labels 6,864
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1950
Commercial prints and labels 5,827
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1950
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 409
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 26
Class L: Total 435
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 469
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 42
Class M: Total 511
Filmstrips registered in Classes A and J 327
Total 1,273
Renewals of works originally registered in Class L and Class M 110
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1950
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 387
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 5
Class L: Total 392
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 569
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 114
Class M: Total 683
Filmstrips registered in Classes A and J 182
Total 1,257
Renewals of works originally registered in Class L and Class M 144
Renewal Copyright Registrations For Classes Other Than Music, 1950
Class Type of work January - June 1950 July - December 1950
ABooks, pamphlets, and serials 1,166 1,032
AAPamphlets and serials, also books not included in Part 1A - 1
BPeriodicals and contributions to periodicals 1,538 1,580
CLectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 4 2
DDramas 258 179
FMaps 137 178
GWorks of art 12 5
HReproductions of works of art 0 -
IScientific and technical drawings 1 1
JPhotographic works 0 1
KPrints and pictorial illustrations 50 64
KKCommercial prints and labels 35 72
L and MMotion pictures 110 144
Total 3,311 3,259

The above figures show original and renewal registrations for the categories shown above for the time periods shown, but do not necessarily represent the exact number of entries in these issues of the Catalog.

Tables above based on tables in issues of the Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1950. (Return to 1950 records.)