Z:gnu-www-ja-freedom-or-copyright-old--d3d51c-Ordinary readers had little re/en

Ordinary readers had little reason to disapprove, since copyright restricted only publication, not the things a reader could do. If it raised the price of a book a small amount, that was only money. Copyright provided a public benefit, as intended, with little burden on the public. It did its job well&mdash;back then.