Chris is a seasoned internet addict. Even though the engineering department restricted him from logging into the online community with his own account, Chris still couldn't resist logging in with a secondary account to check it out.
Starting yesterday, a large number of celebrity fans found this online community and strongly demanded that the online community cancel the resource sharing section.
This was Chris's hard work, so of course he wasn't happy about it and couldn't help but argue with netizens in the comments section.
At that moment, my roommate sent me an instant message on the ICQ beta version.
"Chris, how are the iPod sales lately? I heard you're on vacation?" my roommate asked.
Chris was about to vent his frustrations when he said, "Don't even mention it. I created an online resource sharing area during my vacation, and I just got yelled at by the engineering department."
There was a moment of silence on my roommate's end, then another message came through:
"Could it be that resource-sharing section of the Longteng online community?"
Chris looked somewhat smug. "You found out too? You went to visit them?"
"How could I not know about such a huge uproar in the media industry?"
At that moment, the online community window suddenly started shaking, and someone replied to his alternate account.
"How dare you say that data is worthless? If data is worthless, why did Longteng release the ICQ beta version? Isn't the beta version used to collect user data?"
“Singers simply turn the results of their labor into numbers, but that doesn’t mean their labor is just numbers.”
"That Chris uploaded so much music, didn't he also gain a lot of fans because of uploading music?"
Chris closed the window and replied directly to his roommate:
"The media company's fans are too powerful; they attacked my account."
"But I'm just uploading audio online. If media companies think their music is important and valuable, why don't they upgrade their technology and prevent others from downloading it?"
These words were entirely a complaint. After thinking for a moment, the roommate said, "The development of the virtual world is to enable people to better interact with resources. But if people log into the virtual world, the resources they have become worthless and unworthy of respect. Then who would be willing to create value in the virtual world?"
"Chris, think about this carefully. You're a singer. Do you want your work to be looked down upon and your hard work to be disrespected?"
Chris did not reply for a long time.
A few minutes later, my roommate received the message:
"I think I should think about it carefully."
Although neither of them convinced the other, Chris said he was willing to think about it, which made his roommate very happy.
The copyright dispute is escalating, and Chris has been banned from online communities. He is unaware of how serious the online community dispute is.
The online community, which used to have an average of 80,000 visits per day, has now jumped to over 100,000 visits per day after getting into controversy.
However, everyone is standing from their own perspective, and no one can convince anyone else.
The turning point came when someone in the ICQ beta chat room claimed to be a singer who had released over thirty songs with a media company, but was about to lose his job because of poor performance.
Some people have linked this incident to the copyright dispute that has been ongoing for the past two weeks, leaving comments online saying that it was because someone bought the records and uploaded the audio files to the internet, allowing netizens to download them for free, which caused the record company's data to be negative.
Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. This incident has been amplified by various parties and has spread to every corner of the internet. Even the iPod online community has not been spared.
Public opinion gradually shifted in favor of the media company.
The iPod online community continues to be attacked. Some people are angry and want to seek justice for intellectual property owners, while others are ecstatic and want to see these big companies fight each other.
Some people also watched the verbal battle over tea and after meals, making it quite a spectacle.
North American pop singer James went directly to the "resource sharing" section of an online community to accuse MP3 of disrespecting copyright rules and should be eliminated by the market.
"It is extremely irresponsible and immoral for young people to enjoy the fruits of others' labor without paying any monetary compensation!"
James's comment immediately put the entire MP3 industry on the opposite side, and people began to realize that not only Longteng Electronics' iPod, but also Sony's IDEs were the culprits for the lack of respect for music resources.
MP3 players were thrust into the spotlight, with Sony and Longteng Electronics becoming the center of public attention.
When the news reached headquarters, Chen Dong, Lin Zhiyuan, and the others were surprised that things would develop so quickly.
With the popularization of the Internet, online topics are spreading faster and faster. Chen Dongyuan even saw related news on the Internet in the Huaxia region.
“It seems these media companies are determined to fight netizens to the death,” Annie reported to Chen Dong. “Now, not only Longteng, but Sony has also been dragged into this.”
"There are also some unknown electronics companies that have been attacked by netizens."
“Because many of them are celebrity shareholders and fans,” Anne explained, “so their fighting power is already very strong. In addition, this time several big companies joined forces and attracted a lot of attention.”
Chen Dong turned to Lin Zhiyuan and asked, "Have our product sales been affected?"
“People are still placing orders on Amazon, but sales have almost come to a standstill,” Lin Zhiyuan replied. “The reasons are complicated and not just about copyright issues.”
"If it's not a copyright issue, what else could it be?" Annie asked, puzzled.
Lin Zhiyuan casually picked up a list and said, "Recently, Walmart has been putting pressure on its distributors and agents to remove the products they put on Amazon."
"If they don't agree, Walmart will invoke the terms of the contract and sue them for violating the non-compete agreement by allowing Walmart-distributed products to be sold by competitors."
"Many people are now starting to gradually leave Amazon."
Chen Dong clasped his hands together, his eyes revealing a sense of helplessness.
Amazon recently absorbed a large amount of investment, and the sudden exodus of distributors will inevitably disrupt Amazon's expansion process.
What's worse is that Amazon is still a young e-commerce company. Although young people like to buy things on it, it hasn't accumulated enough word-of-mouth among the population, nor has it made consumers develop market dependence.
The mass exodus of distributors has inevitably led consumers to suspect what's going on inside Amazon.
Another point is that Amazon mainly deals in retail goods now. These resellers take away a large amount of retail goods, making it difficult for people to find their favorite products on the official website, so they gradually abandon the website.
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