For the sake of copyright protection and corporate profits, most players now need to pay or buy members to download music.

The mainstream Netease Cloud Music, Baidu Music, QQ Music, Xiami Music, Cool Dog Music and Cool Me Music are all charged. There are two main aspects of charging. First, some songs are also charged for online listening, such as digital albums and so on. Second, just because you need to charge for downloading some specific songs or buying some digital albums doesn't mean that you need to charge for using these music software.

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If the covered music works have been published in the form of sound recordings, and then others' works are covered in the form of CD, cassette and other sound recordings, it is within the scope permitted by law, without the prior permission of the copyright owner, but the remuneration shall be paid to the copyright owner within two months according to the remuneration standard permitted by law.

If the copyright owner cannot be found, he may pay remuneration to China Copyright Association. Covering other people's works in video products, TV music (MTV) or live performances without legal permission must be approved by the author himself or the association, and the Music Association is responsible for granting its members permission to cover their works.

If the cover of foreign songs generally involves whether to translate foreign lyrics into Chinese, China's copyright law stipulates that this right shall be enjoyed by the author. If the cover of a foreign song needs to be translated into Chinese, the author must reach an agreement with him and negotiate the remuneration with him.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Music Copyright