前不久,一起争执多年的著作权争议在北京和解,双方当事人经反复谈判达成了一致。就在即将签署《谅解备忘录》时一方当事人说,有一家媒体听说了双方的争执,准备采访并报道。这让本已心平气和的另一方顿生疑虑:如果媒体对双方曾经存在的争执大加炒作,已经谈好的和解方案还能正常履行吗?这使我想到了案件报道自律规则中的一条:尊重当事人的意思自治。“意思自治”说的由来及含义 Not long ago, many years of disputes over copyright disputes were settled in Beijing. Both parties reached agreement through repeated negotiations. Just before the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, one of the parties said that one of the media heard the dispute between the two sides and prepared for the interview and coverage. This gives suspicious parties another suspicion: If the media is going to heighten the disputes that have existed between the two sides, will the reconciliation plan, which has already been discussed, continue to be implemented normally? This reminds me of one of the self-regulatory rules of case reporting: Respect The meaning of the parties autonomy. The Origin and Meaning of “Autonomy of Will”