Aspetti giuridici dell'attività letteraria in Roma antica : il complesso percorso verso il riconoscimento dei diritti degli autori

Roman law had no copyright laws. Juridical sources mention only the hypothesis of writing on someone else''s paper( Gai.2.77). Nevertheless literary sources describe the relationship between an author and his work as literary paternity. The testimonies of Cicero and Martial are important in this respect.