Publication (terminology)

[Nordic Bill]

Can the statements

"I hold the publication rights to my BA thesis."

and

"I hold the copyright on my BA thesis."

basically be used interchangeably?

Also, if you are holding a book in your hand that has come straight from the printers and has never been printed before, is it correct to say

"This is a first edition copy of the book." ?

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Rgs,
Bill

[Coffa]

Can the statements
"I hold the publication rights to my BA thesis."
and
"I hold the copyright on my BA thesis."
basically be used interchangeably?
Also, if you are holding a book in your hand that has come straight from the printers and has never been printed before, is it correct to say
"This is a first edition copy of the book." ?
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Rgs,
Bill

Your statements sound like they have the same meaning to me. As for the second question, I would prefer "This is a first edition of the book", but adding 'copy' does not make the sentence incorrect.

[Nordic Bill]

Thanks very much, Coffa!

[Nordic Bill]

I just stumbled across another publication question.

Would it be best to omit the word in in the following sentence?:

"The book has sold (in) over 100 million copies".

Funny how these questions keep coming up ...

Bill