YouTube to block UK music videos

ChunKing writes: YouTube is to block all premium music videos to UK users after failing to reach a new licensing agreement with the Performing Rights Society (PRS). For many of us in the UK this is great news. The two main music licensing agencies in the UK — PPL and PRS — have a stranglehold on music use in this country and are stifling creativity.

PPL and PRS are way behind what the technology can now deliver, and another huge area of weakness in their approach is around licensing internet radio. These two bodies are way too greedy and are all too quick to try to extract their 'pound of flesh' from smaller broadcasters so it's fantastic news to see that a giant such as Google has had enough of them and has chosen to deprive them of significant revenues. Go Google!