Chapter 43 Foreign Newspaper Pricing and Planning Intellectual Property Rights
Frederick and Theresa could adapt it however they wanted. If they saw it personally, they were free to do so, but if it spread, this would involve intellectual property rights.
The most important thing about intellectual property is economic income!
The spread of "Peter Love" and subsequent works abroad is an important part of Peter's income generation, and he must not be stuck here.
"Call Ekaterina, Lomonosov and Ivanovich."
Mirkovsky remained his bodyguard and bodyguard, and there was another herald.
The herald flew away.
The Moscow News where Ekaterina is working now has its office in the palace. To facilitate His Majesty’s inquiries, Lomonosov and Andenov also work in a palace in the palace. All the information they need is piled up in
That palace looks like a sea of books at first glance.
But the one who came fastest was Ivanovic.
"His Majesty."
Ivanovich saluted Peter, and Ivanovich Peter was very satisfied.
Golitsyn died in an accident, and there was no need to conflict with the nobles.
Thinking of Golitsyn, Peter thought of the wonderful taste of the princess and shook his head.
He did not let Ivanovich sit down, because the question he wanted to ask was very simple.
Peter said:
"Do you have any information about Diderot and Voltaire?"
Ivanovich was stunned for a moment before hesitating:
"Your Majesty, aren't these two high-level officials of the country you are talking about?"
The top officials of the country knew from his words that Ivanovich didn’t know. Peter said:
"They are not high-level officials of the country, but two famous writers. Send someone to inquire and tell me the details. Go ahead."
"yes."
Not seeing that His Majesty was dissatisfied with him, Ivanovich bowed and withdrew.
Later, Ekaterina and Lomonosov arrived one after another.
Peter first asked Lomonosov about the progress of improving the Russian language, and Lomonosov replied:
"Your Majesty, it will probably take half a year."
Peter nodded. Although Andernov helped, the time was shorter than he expected. After all, this was a major project involving the entire Russian language system.
Peter encouraged Lomonosov, and the former teacher immediately expressed his deep gratitude.
Peter then said:
"Are you in contact with Voltaire and Diderot?"
Peter felt that although Lomonosov was a member of the scientific community, he was at most a liberal arts major and should have some understanding of the difference.
Lomonosov said:
"Your Majesty, I know that these two people have no specific contacts, but I know a little bit about them."
"Tell me about it."
Peter became interested.
Lomonosov said:
"Your Majesty, I know very little. It probably means that Diderot seems to be in trouble in life now, and Voltaire seems to be unemployed, but there are often letters exchanged in his resting place, and Voltaire's influence is greater...
"
The information Lomonosov told was very fragmentary, and some of it was from a few years ago. It was not of much help to Peter, but he still nodded and asked if Lomonosov had any other needs.
Just let him go down.
After Lomonosov left, Peter asked Catherine:
"How is the circulation of foreign newspapers lately?"
Ekaterina's face was flushed, with a healthy and energetic glow, and she was obviously full of enthusiasm for the cause she was currently embarking on.
She shyly glanced at the closed door of the conference room, and His Majesty took her into his arms. The two kissed passionately, and His Majesty caressed her legs.
Ekaterina said:
"Your Majesty, it's very good. Now we have established strongholds in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Poland-Lithuania, Austria, Saxony, and Prussia, but the news from France has not yet arrived. It is too far away, and the British have not arrived yet.
"
Peter nodded:
"How are the sales going?"
Speaking of this, Ekaterina became excited and she said mysteriously:
"Your Majesty, how much do you think our newspaper will cost?"
Peter smiled and said: "How much?"
Ekaterina said proudly: "Converted to our currency, it's the amount of one newspaper."
Ekaterina held out two fingers.
Peter smiled and said: "Two rubles."
Ekaterina pouted:
"Your Majesty is so amazing, he guessed it right away."
Peter smiled and shook his head:
"Too low, add eighteen rubles."
Ekaterina stayed for a moment and said with a surprised look:
"If it's so expensive, will anyone buy it?"
Peter said calmly:
"There are not many people who are literate, so they are sold to the nobles first. The nobles are not short of money. If the price is too low, they will not be able to get into the noble family. We are the only ones with the content. Moreover, this will be a royal newspaper for the outside world, so the style cannot be low."
"You can sell expired newspapers at a discount to the common people, but the first-hand newspapers will always belong to the nobles."
"In addition, you can send people to ask the monarchs of various countries to write inscriptions on the complete "Peter Love" sent to them, and use these words in eye-catching places in the newspaper, which can increase sales."
"Read this secret letter from Austria."
Peter gave the secret message to Catherine.
Ekaterina couldn't help but be stunned when she saw Teresa deleted "The Crazy Wife" from Peter Love.
Peter said:
"Austria is a Catholic country. In a place where this religion occupies a dominant position, the content of the series needs to be changed appropriately. The Crazy Wife can be deleted according to Theresa's situation."
Peter did not show Catherine to Frederick. Frederick changed Peter to him and Sophia to Theresa. If he followed suit, wouldn't he offend Theresa?
He had no interest in catering to Frederick's bad taste.
Ekaterina's eyes were bright at His Majesty's idea, with a look of admiration on her face. She immediately nodded unconditionally and said:
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will do as you ask immediately!"
Then Ekaterina glanced at the door of the conference room again. No one dared to come in without His Majesty's orders. Her eyes filled with moisture and she slid down shyly.
After coming out of the conference room, Peter went to the Privy Council in person and met with Bestudev.
He handed the letter from Frederick and Theresa to Bestudev and said:
"If you find a way to get several countries to agree to intellectual property rights, it's up to you."
Bestudev was stunned for a moment and said:
"Your Majesty, what is intellectual property?"
Peter explained it to him, and Bestudev instantly realized its role. Now he has noticed that Moscow News is selling very well in the country. This is all because of the serialization of "Peter Love" in it. He immediately
Apologize to Peter:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for ignoring the differences between our situation abroad and ours."
Peter waved his hands and said:
"It doesn't matter, we do everything the same and solve problems when we encounter them."
After Peter left the Privy Council, Bestudev immediately summoned envoys from various countries. At the meeting, he first expressed his pertinent opinions on Queen Theresa of Austria's revision of Peter E., and then expressed his Majesty's admiration for Frederick.
Then he complained bitterly that some national tabloids modified and published content without authorization, so that this matter reached His Majesty's ears, which made His Majesty very angry and scolded him.
This kind of thing is completely false now, but Bestudev doesn't mind mentioning it in advance.
"This kind of thing will seriously affect the relationship between the two countries. You should pay attention to what is important and what is not. "Pet Love" is your majesty's hard work. Your majesty cares very much about not being tarnished. Therefore, I hope you will repay your monarch.
, state this matter which is a small matter for our country, but a big deal for His Majesty himself, so that it will be easier for you to continue your work."
The envoys thought it was a big deal that Bestudev called them here, but what happened?
They also saw the popularity of Moscow News, but they also saw the word count of Peter Eyre, which was less than 500,000 words in total. Although it was a masterpiece, according to the current publication speed, it would be gone in more than 20 days.
It seems that just like the previous rumors about the Russian Emperor, now there is another nonsense.
Naturally, they had no intention of going against the emperor, and expressed their willingness to convey this wish to their monarch.
Bestudev did not immediately mention the matter of intellectual property rights, because His Majesty later told him that this kind of matter should be promoted by another person.