When it comes to copyright, we have to mention printing and papermaking, which is the most direct reason for the birth of copyright consciousness. Before printing appeared, books were mainly copied by hand, so there was relatively little piracy, because it was time-consuming and laborious, and there was not much profit to be made. As soon as printing came out, it came out with a brush, and piracy could be profitable. Who can't sit still at this time? Yes, the authors!
Zhu is a representative of "copyright consciousness", the best-selling scholar in Song Dynasty at that time, and he has a good business mind. He adopts the mode of self-production and self-sale, and maybe he can hold a signing party or something. Originally, I earned a lot of money, but later piracy appeared. Now Zhu is very unhappy, so he wants to file a lawsuit with the government. Fortunately, the imperial court at that time was also relatively protective of literati, and felt that the copyright issue really needed to be solved, but there was no particularly good way. So we can only take measures such as seizure of pirated books and fines.
However, compared with the whole ancient China, the advanced behavior of copyright protection is still a local and regional event. It is impossible to spread to every corner of the world, and the best way to protect the copyright of cultural relics is of course law. At that time, many literati reported to the court together. Although no real laws and regulations have been promulgated, whenever important works are printed, the official will issue an announcement. For example, what XXX printed today is not allowed to be printed without permission, and offenders will be punished.