Such an agreement would bring problems as well as solutions. On the positive side, it would allow bulk import of books in Western languages. On the negative side, copyright convention regulations require that those seeking to translate foreign works must first obtain the consent of the book's copyright owners.
喜的是如果達成協議，我國需求大量西書的學術界和出版商，就可以解除困境了；但令人擔憂的是：世界著作權公約規定，欲翻譯外國作品，必須先取得著作權人同意。