1998年起架了第一版個人網頁時，就開始寫版權文件。... 大概在2004年夏天左右，我開始有把這些文字作品版權釋出的想法。原因大抵有二： ....
I wrote my first Copyright Statement in 1998 when I created my first version of personal website. ... In 2004 summer, I started considering releasing the copyright of my articles, for two main reasons: ....
(English translation followed)
1998年起架了第一版個人網頁時，就開始寫版權文件。
最開始(1998年)的版本是不希望自己作品在未經許可、未標明作者的情況下被拿去販售。
從第二版的網站於2002年4月6日架設起來後，我就收到大量讀者來信要求引用或使用我的作品。大部份的讀者都是學生，而且來信的時間不外乎寒暑假快結束、學期中或學期末。很顯然大部份的讀者都是要交作業而要求我的授權。
那時候抱著一個推廣尊重智慧財產權的想法，所以很正式地要求年輕的學子們按照一定的程序取得使用許可。為了回應這些請求，我也花了很多時間和精神。從來信學生的年齡、世代、性別、地區等，我觀察到非常不同的態度：從學習慾強烈，和我認真討論起來的音樂新鮮人，到丟一句「你寫的不錯。我要拿來交作業。拜拜！」的讀者，甚至還有「我需要你那篇莫札特文章的英文翻譯，因為我很急，所以請在下週前翻譯好寄給我。3Q！」的情形。老實說，有一度我覺得我和時代嚴重脫節。
大概在2004年夏天左右，我開始有把這些文字作品版權釋出的想法。原因大抵有二：
一方面是覺得，在推廣尊重他人創作的目的上，我已經用文字盡力說明了。本來就懂得尊重他人的讀者，這些說明是多寫的；願意學習尊重的學生，看到這些文字也夠了；而做不到尊重他人的人，既然那些文字沒有效，我再多寫封信似乎也改變不了什麼。
另一方面，2003年我開始學習禪修。禪修讓我清楚地看到自己對名(希望強調原作)、對利(不願他人圖利)、對現象(硬想改變頑石)、對成就(希望知道有多少人用我的作品)的過度執著，也看到自己這些執著事實上是損己不利人的。觀察到自己煩惱心的根源之後，漸漸地，我發現自己愈來愈能放下。
可惜自己一直很忙，無暇更新網頁，所以一直拖到2006年初還沒有機會寫新的版權說明。
目前考慮在public domain與creative common之間擇一，來當做網站大部份作品的預設版權。
(以下是英文翻譯)
I wrote my first Copyright Statement in 1998 when I created my firstversion of personal website.
The first statement (1998) was written because I hope my works wouldn't be used commercially without attribution and my permission again.
Since my second version website was created, I started to receive tons of email requesting my permission to use my articles, mostly from from students, and mostly around the end of summer/winter breaks or semesters. Obviously my articles were used for their homework.
I was very eager to help educate Taiwan society to respect the property of wisdom, so I setup a protocol for students to follow, to get the permission of using my works. Responding to those requests was really time and energy consuming. I actually learned a great deal from the requests from students of different age, gender, region, and generation. Their attitudes vary a lot: from enthusiastic music newbies constantly exchanging ideas with me, to some one leaving a terse note, "Well written. I'll use that for my homework. Bye.", to somebody asking "I need English translation of your Mozart article. Because I have a short deadline, could you please finish the translation and send it to me by Monday? Thank you!".
I have to admit that I once felt so out-dated.
In 2004 summer, I started consideringreleasing the copyright of my articles, for two main reasons:
1. I believe I have written clear enough to explain what copyright is and why it's relevant. For those who alreaady know to respect others, my words don't add anything; those who are willing to learn can learn from what I wrote; as for those who simply can't learn to respect others (yet, hopefully), if my copyright statement couldn't convince them, how would my additional email?
2. I started to meditate in 2003. Meditation enabled me to clearly see my clinging to fame (I made sure my credit is mentioned), to profits (I felt angry when others used my works for their commercial purpose), to phenoma (I couldn't let go whenever I failed to change a student's attitude), and to achievement (I wanted to know how many people used my works). I also realized that these clingings benefited nobody but simply brought me unhappiness. With these observations, my practice gradually equipted me with the power to let go.
Then for a while I got busy in my life so I haven't got any chance to update my copyright statement, until early 2006.
Now I'm choosing between Public Domain and Creative Common. One of them will be the default copyright policy of my blog.
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