youtube to block uk music videos

[marty21]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7933565.stm

seems a bit of brinkmanship from youtube, in dispute with the performing rights society over royalties

 

[DotCommunist]

that sucks balls, huge sweaty balls.

I'll have to rely on torrenting now

 

[trevhagl]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7933565.stm

seems a bit of brinkmanship from youtube, in dispute with the performing rights society over royalties

What a bunch of CUNTS they are, they're like a nosey copper but 1000 times worse

 

[marty21]

What a bunch of CUNTS they are, they're like a nosey copper but 1000 times worse

youtube or the PRS?

 

[RubyBlue]

Google stops Youtube Music Vids in UK

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...Tube+song+clips+in+licence+dispute/article.do

Has anyone heard about this? The article says that all 'premium' videos were blocked as of last night but ALL videos will be stopped within the next few days???

 

[danny la rouge]

Yes, I heard it on the radio.

 

[kained&able]

its only vids from uk music artists. Cos PRS are being cocks about the liscensing.

dave

 

[marty21]

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=282474

i did start a thread on this



not a very successful one tbf

 

[danny la rouge]

Cos PRS are being cocks about the liscensing.

No, because Google are being cocks about wanting to pay the same for lots of content as they paid for only a little content.

 

[kained&able]

But prs aren't even telling them what artists/labels are part of the deal innit?

dave

 

[danny la rouge]

But prs aren't even telling them what artists/labels are part of the deal innit?

dave

"UK artists".

 

[claphamboy]

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

It’s like when Sky withheld some of their channels from Virgin.

It will get sorted in time, there's too much money involved for it not to be IMO.

 

[danny la rouge]

It will get sorted in time, there's too much money involved for it not to be IMO.

Indeed.

 

[kained&able]

"UK artists".

thought there was some dispute as they only represnted a few or the majorr recored labels and a few indie labels or some shit.

Not worth having an argument about though like clpaham says it wont last long.


dave

 

[isitme]

i thought google bought youtube?

 

[kained&able]

it did. For too much money.


dave

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I had a really cool video up on youtube of my life in China, first half was a train ride, second half some varied clips. It got fucking taken down because it had two flaming lips songs in the background.

 

[claphamboy]

i thought google bought youtube?

yes

it did. For too much money.

& yes - it's the main reason they are trying to keep PRS charges down, to help recoup their overpayment for buying youtube.

 

[danny la rouge]

thought there was some dispute as they only represnted a few or the majorr recored labels and a few indie labels or some shit.

Not worth having an argument about though like clpaham says it wont last long.


dave

Well, I see it this way: I don't give a toss about big artists, but there are plenty of musicians out there who actually don't make a great deal of money, and I think Google should chip them some.

 

[longdog]

I thought music videos were a promotional tool to sell CDs.

Surely the artists should be paying YouTube to show them rather than YouTube pay money to the avaricious twats at the PRS.

 

[trevhagl]

I thought music videos were a promotional tool to sell CDs.

Surely the artists should be paying YouTube to show them rather than YouTube pay money to the avaricious twats at the PRS.

Too right. FUCK PRS!!! I have been mates with many bands, none of whom would even have thought of joining PRS let alone getting any money out of em. They exist to raise even more money for bloated rockstar soulless cuints
FUCK EM!

And that's swearing

 

[Vintage Paw]

I thought music videos were a promotional tool to sell CDs.

Surely the artists should be paying YouTube to show them rather than YouTube pay money to the avaricious twats at the PRS.

This. Music videos are marketing, to get you to buy the album. That's what they've always been, I thought. You don't charge people to give them your marketing.

 

[trevhagl]

This. Music videos are marketing, to get you to buy the album. That's what they've always been, I thought. You don't charge people to give them your marketing.

and any band (or their labels) thats so precious about ordinary people putting up videos that they cry to the PRS aren't worth the time of day anyway

 

[hipipol]

Too right. FUCK PRS!!! I have been mates with many bands, none of whom would even have thought of joining PRS let alone getting any money out of em. They exist to raise even more money for bloated rockstar soulless cuints
FUCK EM!

And that's swearing

Silly people then your mates PRS are in fact very helpful

Hmm, Youtube owned by Google, who carry out censorship for chinese govt yet pull a stunt like this

Fucking greedy Yankee Silicon valley fuck bags more like

 

[Vintage Paw]

It's a very silly idea.

 

[trevhagl]

Silly people then your mates PRS are in fact very helpful

Hmm, Youtube owned by Google, who carry out censorship for chinese govt yet pull a stunt like this

Fucking greedy Yankee Silicon valley fuck bags more like

Made for each other then i guess

 

[claphamboy]

and any band (or their labels) thats so precious about ordinary people putting up videos that they cry to the PRS aren't worth the time of day anyway

Yeah, far better for some Yankie-based global money making machine to sell advertising around content they don't own without sharing that money - let them pocket all the dosh and fuck the artists.

Great idea.

 

[_float_]

Is there any technical way around this - ie for a UK internet user to access the same content on YouTube as an internet user in America, for example?

 

[Giles]

If they are restricting what you can see according to where in the world your IP address tells them that you are located, you could probably get around it with one of these anonymising proxy sites that disguise your IP address.

But if they have simply taken off certain videos altogether, no. Unless the videos are on other sites as well?

Giles..

 

[purplex]

Is there any technical way around this - ie for a UK internet user to access the same content on YouTube as an internet user in America, for example?

proxies, but the latency will probably suck