NetEase Cloud has removed Jay Chou's songs, and a collection of 200 songs is priced at 400 for paid listening.

I was preparing to listen to two songs to sleep in the early morning. I habitually clicked on NetEase Cloud and found that my favorite song list was gray again.

I have long been accustomed to NetEase Cloud deactivating one or two songs every few days. Since the music copyright dispute began last year, NetEase Cloud’s user experience has become worse and worse. As a music APP for listening to songs, no matter how good the community atmosphere is, if even the songs are gone, no matter how much nostalgia and belief there is, what reason will there be to stay?

Whose song copyright has expired this time?

I really didn’t notice Jay Chou at first, because his songs were not on the playlist, until several Jay Chou songs were played and automatically jumped to them, and I suddenly realized something was wrong, so I tried Click on one of the songs, and the following pop-up window will pop up.

Not a member? Why pay separately? Also, what does unlimited enjoyment mean? There are obvious traces of exaggerated marketing.

My first reaction was that it was an April Fool's Day joke. Then I noticed a system message. When I opened it, I saw that the date of the message was indeed March 31st, which meant it was not a joke. NetEase Cloud stated that it was unable to negotiate copyright issues with Jewel Company and had to remove songs from Jay Chou and other artists. It also reminded you very thoughtfully: In order to minimize the impact of listening to related songs, it is now strongly recommended that you immediately purchase the following The songs will be available to you for life.

Are you moved to tears by such conscientious and considerate and warm care?

When you click on the collection, you will find that two hundred of Jay Chou's songs are on sale at a loss. The price is only 400 yuan. One purchase will benefit you for life.

NetEase Cloud used to be my favorite music community, but now it has become the most insecure community, because even if I spend money, there is no guarantee that my favorite songs will still be there tomorrow.

Since NetEase Cloud no longer has the music copyright of Jewel Company, why can it still guarantee lifelong listening? NetEase Cloud has not announced all the agreements, which has to make people suspicious.

My trust in NetEase Cloud has been completely exhausted recently.

Because similar things have happened before. Some singles or albums purchased before were suddenly removed from the shelves due to copyright issues and can no longer be listened to. NetEase has not seen any compensation for this. The cloud cannot afford to purchase copyrights, but users must bear the consequences.

As for this behavior, it is considered a breach of contract to force users who have already opened memberships to make a second consumption, right? What's more, the notice clearly states that the copyright has not been negotiated, so why can NetEase Cloud still sell the electronic version of the collection? It’s hard not to doubt that it’s the last profit before it’s completely taken off the shelves.

I have never had much faith in electronic devices or software APPs. I just regard them as tools that can be used. However, when it comes to listening to music, I have been quite fond of NetEase Cloud in recent years, and I have also asked many people about them. Recommended. Because the interface is clean and concise and there are no ads, because there are song recommendations calculated based on preferences, because there are playlists created and shared by users, because there are community or interesting or touching comments... I have always thought this is a good place to listen to music, so I use it. Over time, I gradually got used to it.

However, no matter how sentimental you are, people still have intelligence. For things like today, please don’t write the notice as if the user has taken advantage of it. It can be said that this charging model is quite bold. However, the copyright was not negotiated, so the songs were charged separately and the money was passed on to the users. Because this person is Jay Chou, many users can accept it. Then, in the face of such huge interests, it is difficult to ensure that other singers and companies will not be tempted. If everyone follows the same pattern, does it mean that paid membership will completely lose its meaning? All singles are compulsory to purchase.

Respecting intellectual property rights is one thing, but charging unreasonable fees is another. I have always hated the term IQ tax. In this era of paying for knowledge, it is actually okay to spend some money on things you like, but everything should be done on a reasonable and voluntary basis, otherwise the flower of faith will wither.