tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post7181621997035715574..comments2024-03-15T11:42:21.265-04:00Comments on The Patry Copyright Blog: When in RomeWilliam Patryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-29075253877143207282007-03-21T12:48:00.000-04:002007-03-21T12:48:00.000-04:00Roman authors had another protection for their wor...Roman authors had another protection for their work: the cost of copying. Since the copying of works was done by hand, the cost of infringing was relatively high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-72140060685837645782007-03-09T09:37:00.000-05:002007-03-09T09:37:00.000-05:00Interesting. Note that Roman literature (at least...Interesting. Note that Roman literature (at least that which survives) was written almost exclusively by aristocrats, who didn't need compensation to support their writing. The Roman system can thus be seen as evidence that a system of automatic donation to the public domain would in general reduce participation in a society's literature by everyone except the aristocrats. Hard to imagine John Steinbeck flourishing in the Roman system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com