Because in the past Taiwan's copyright law did not include translation, it was not considered illegal to translate the works of other countries among Taiwan booksellers. Taiwan citizens have thus long enjoyed the ability to utilize the "intellectual property" of other nations for free.
由於過去我們的著作權法並未將翻譯權包括在內，因此翻譯他國著作在台灣出版並不違法；國人也樂得長期以來，一直免費使用他國的「智慧財產」。