In the Middle Ages, copying was very common. Not only copying monks, but a large number of authors did copy, at times various ancient authors in the same book, without citing their sources. In the middle ages, an author had a role closer to a modern publisher, which was compiling other's texts. So when and where copyrights turned official? My idea is it may have happened in Venice, where edition was invented in 15th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law
The history goes back to antiquity and developed separately in different places. Ownership of personal property, temporary and conditional during the lifetime of the writer was the argument around which present laws developed. There were many violations and objections which led to uniform laws.
Excuse-me, but in this very page you link, it is clearly said: copyright was created for the first time in Venice's Republica in 1486. And it is not by chance. Aldus Manutius the Elder founded his publishing company Adline in 1490 in Venice, supported by the prince of Carpi, and invented editorial committee (Erasmus was one of his employees and authors), among other things, such as Italic character, pocket book, comic, etc.
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