What the hell? Brits have lost their ability to watch You tube as of monday night. I wonder how long it will take for an "arrangement"? This would be like losing your fav weed dealer...
Here's the article I read.



LONDON - Google Inc. said Monday it will block U.K. users from watching music videos on its popular video-sharing site YouTube after negotiations with Britain's music royalty-collecting body broke down.
Google said it would begin blocking British users starting Monday night. The Internet titan said it knew the move would cause "significant disappointment."
But it said its hand was forced by PRS for Music, which it said is asking for royalties that would cause Google to lose money every time a video was played on YouTube.
"Our previous license from PRS for Music has expired, and we've been unable so far to come to an agreement to renew it on terms that are economically sustainable for us," Google said in a statement. Until a solution is found, it added, "we will be blocking premium music videos in the UK that have been supplied or claimed by record labels."
PRS for Music, which collects money on behalf of writers and publishers worldwide, said it was outraged by Google's move.
"Google has told us they are taking this step because they wish to pay significantly less than at present to the writers of the music on which their service relies, despite the massive increase in YouTube viewing," the group said in a statement.
Neither group revealed how much money is at stake in their negotiations.
YouTube has become an increasingly popular destination for record labels squeezed by declining sales for compact discs. The Web site has deals with three of the four major record labels but some rights-holders have balked at their cut of the advertising revenue.
In December, Warner Music pulled all of its music from YouTube, saying the payments it received did not fairly compensate the label or its artists and songwriters.
It was not clear how long the music videos would stay blocked. Both PRS for Music and Google said they hoped their dispute could be resolved quickly.
The video Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love," licensed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment U.K. Ltd., which has garnered more than 83 million hits, was still visible from the U.K. late Monday.

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i heard about this somewhere.

i was still able to watch music vids on monday night. infact i watched a couple last night.

:s

is it just the channels that are blocked?

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I'm assuming from the article that all videos will be blocked. I think it will end quickly however. I'm sure folks are going to get very peeved!!!


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Brits don't get peeved they accept whatever there government hands down to them. That's why they have 4.2 million cctv cameras in england and no one says a word.

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true, but could be for other reasons. city centre riots/fighting/murders/attacks etc.

doesnt the FBI have power over everything? they can watch/listen to you all day without anyone knowing and it isnt illegal.

different ways of working it.

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Well, I think Google has pulled a fast one which caught PRS music by surprise. Now that's hard ball.....

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You haven't countered nothing, because the points you made are not valid, you are basing your counter on information you don't understand, regardless the accuracy of the information, because it does not state what you are saying.. (Brazko)

When it comes down to it, they don't care about the people the provide the service for. It's all about dollar and cents, that's it. I bet google is hoping that the people in UK are going to make a stink and something well get done.

Of course, we're the ones that suffer in a situation like this.

But from what I've read...there is still an 80% unsolved crime rate in england. I think you have the FBI and CIA mixed up. The FBI still has guidelines and oversight. The CIA can do whatever the hell they please. They could kill your family in broad daylight and gag order your whole neighborhood.

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"GSP made Penn Quit by an ass whooping Go Canada Go!!!"

isnt this basically the music company wont let google/ youtube show vids because they should be getting a revenue each time its played, a bit like when virgin got the finger from sky over sky1. joe public gets the shitty end of the deal as the industry giants squabble over their massive profit sharing swindle. dont watch tv steal oops i mean share everything from piratebay

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I don't see how google can continue if what "they" say is true. If they lose money every time a vid is viewed...that's going to add up quickly. By the reaction of PRS, they will soon cave in, at least on paper.

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