Some objected to these moves, claiming that they stemmed from unreasonable foreign pressure in what was basically an internal law. Yet such attitudes may well be shortsighted, particularly if Taiwan is to rid itself of the reputation as one of the world's top producers of pirated goods.
對於這些因應外國要求所做的讓步，有人極不以為然，認為著作權法是國內法，不應以外交干預內政；有人則認為，我們本就應遵守國際道德規範，早日洗刷「海盜王國」的惡名。