Web authors resisted the escalation of reading events.

On May 5th, some web writers launched “Fifth Five-Year Break” for online literature platform reading group on Sina Weibo, Zhihu and other online platforms In order to cut off (stop updating), to resist the new contract of the author’s rights and interests contracted by Reading Group. This action was supported by a large number of netizens, and the topic of “55 Diversion” was read more than 35 million times on Sina Weibo.


Web writers also said in a forum: “The three main points of battle are legislation, copyright, and copyright.”

For the launch of “55 The reason and demand of “Dengjianjie”, an author who read the article, Liu Wen (pseudonym), told Peng Pai News (www.thepaper.cn): “The Fifth Five-Year Digestion is for a new contract for reading, and the new contract triggered In order to worry about reading completely free of charge, we, the internet writers, launched a demonstration campaign by themselves. This author ’s resistance, in general, can be divided into the following categories of people: the first category of people, the Great God network writers are At the core, the focus of the appeal is: protect your own IP and copyright. The second category of people, the focus of the appeal is: let more writers leave the reading group. The third category of people, the demand is to leave online literature and start to study new media short stories , And I hope more people are the same. “


Reading Group has also responded to the demands of online authors one after another.

Relevant personnel of the reading group also said that they will launch a “series of writers talks” on May 6 to conduct face-to-face research and communication. Participants in this round-table conference included: writer, CEO of Wuwen Group Cheng Wu, president Hou Xiaonan, editor-in-chief Yang Chen and chief content officer. This meeting will discuss issues of concern to everyone, including business models, writer ecology, and writer contracts.

In addition, for “encroaching on the income of a writer who has passed away”, “the author has no copyright”, “threatening the author not to recommend after the change is made”, “modifying the update time of the work” etc. , Relevant personnel of the reading group said that all are rumors.


Disputes about the “new contract”

topics such as “New Reading Group ’s new contract was accused of overbearing” and “Reading Author ’s Contract Overhaul” were on May 2 Hot search on Weibo.
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