An ordinary reader, who did not own a printing press, could copy books only with pen and ink, and few readers were sued for that.

既一个与出版社毫无关系的普通读者可以用纸和笔把书籍复制下来，实际上也没有人因为这样做而被起诉过。

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The general reading public received the benefit of this, while losing little: copyright restricted only publication, not the things an ordinary reader could do.

一般的公众读者受惠于此，几无损失：版权只是约束出版行为，这不是普通读者可以做的。

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On the front of the News of the World is a "wraparound" featuring a montage of front pages as well as two tributes, one from an ordinary reader and one from George Orwell.

BBC: Paper Monitor: News of the World final edition