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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by hydrok9 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @08:26PM (#35682229)
It's more "gravitas" than "fancy."
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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by sjsanc on Monday April 24, 2023 @05:29AM (#35685392)
The GP's turn of phrase read quite convincingly like Iain M Banks, then I see this!
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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by pif on Monday April 24, 2023 @07:50AM (#35686431)
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

whatever has been said in Latin seems deep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(Q)

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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by rintakumpu on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:26AM (#35687366)
Yes, this would be my hypothesis too. I see Hollywood epics all the way from D.W. Griffith (and the studios that made them) wanting to broadcast an aura of gravitas. And nothing does that like using pretentious Roman numerals. Of course it's all convention nowadays.
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