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Quite right, Trenien. No historical slight was intended, I was trying to keep a long post as short as possible. I, therefore, limited it to a straight-line Western view of copyright.
The Chinese method of quick release is very similar to what was done in the West in the pre copyright days (and during the early copyright days as well). Get it out quick and sell to the early adopters, knowing that knockoff competition would force down the price soon. (sound familiar?) In the early copyright era, the sale of works piecemeal as serials in magazines encouraged paying the price of a book (then) to get the latest work of an author.
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