HD music no longer free?

Recently, at a conference on a mobile phone, COO Wang, a shrimp music network, said at the press conference, from June 5 onwards, including the shrimp Music network, Baidu Music, QQ music, Cool dog music, Dom music, Youku Music, and other well-known music sites will be trial music full fee, the transition period of 2 months. That is to say, listen to music online, the next song this is to charge? So a stone stirred thousand layers of waves, at the scene there are consumers whisper: "While there are 2 days, I have to hurry back to the song." ”

In fact, the news of online music charges is not groundless, because as early as the end of last year, there has been frequent spread of the Chinese music industry will be full into the era of genuine, and even rumors that in the second half of this year, the free network music era will usher in the end.

June 5 from the music website test water charges?

When we are accustomed to online free music, song, a time suddenly said to charge, that is how to collect it?

In the press release, the reporter "containment" the Wang, and asked about the music website charges details. And Wang said that there are many kinds of fees and charges, like a first fee, as well as "monthly" packaging fees. But after the development of the trend, monthly fees will become the mainstream.

What do you mean by a monthly fee? Wang said: "Monthly not to say that the January can be unlimited volume under the song, it refers to like 1 months below the following 100 songs." "How much is the monthly fee?" Specific how to charge, how much, each company is different, is a custom. "Wang said.

At present, the price of music web site charges and different ways, there is a track charge, the time period of charge and charge membership fees. For example, the shrimp net single next song price is 0.8 yuan, if pack one months, may download 100 songs, the charge 15 yuan. Baidu Music currently for the standard quality and high quality music download implementation of free, and its ultra-high quality music download is the implementation of membership fee system. Tencent QQ space for online audition music does not charge, but to set the user's spatial background music collection dues.

Charge is a big trend, but not all music will be immediately included in the field of fees, will give consumers a transition period. "The start stage is mainly charged will be to download songs and online high quality songs." Online Bass songs will not be included in the fee for the time being. "Wang said.

Reporters yesterday called several other music websites that had been named for full implementation, but were unable to get a response from staff because it was Sunday.

The Internet music market has a long history

Free download, online listening to music has always been a user accustomed to, many well-known sites to provide users with download channels. However, there are some illegal to provide download, play online music platform, disrupting the network music market. Thus, there is the voice of the initiative network music charges.

At the end of last year, the Ministry of Culture for more than 500 network music sites were cleaned up, of which 237 network music sites suspected of not legally licensing or filing procedures, without authorization to provide network music products broadcast, audition, use and download services, the state ordered rectification.

Last November, in the Cultural marketing Department of the Ministry of Culture, hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Culture department, the Network Music Industry Development Alliance to undertake the network music development and management model Innovation Seminar, referred to the network music fees, the cool dog music company to share the experience of its billing model.

Earlier this year, the famous musician Gao revealed: "The beginning of July 1, music copyright will be formally to the legitimate, online music download began to charge, good musicians can finally rely on music for a living." ”