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# A Roundup Of UK You Tube Action & Reaction
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/a-roundup-of-uk-you-tube-action-reaction/
- Published: 2009-03-11T02:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-03-11T02:00:00.000Z
- Description: vs. Day 2 YouTube's battle with music licensing body PRS which led to takedown of music videos in the UK continues with both sides taking their battle public and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/03/a-roundup-of-uk-you-tube-action-reaction.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: YouTube & Video, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

[![Youtube wide](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201127944d78828a4-200wi "Youtube wide")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201127944d78828a4-pi?ref=hypebot.com)  
**vs.** [![UK flag](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2011168cfded3970c-200wi "UK flag")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2011168cfded3970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) Day 2

YouTube's battle with music licensing body PRS which led to [takedown of music videos](https://www.hypebot.com/youtube-pulls-music-videos-from-uk/) in the UK continues with both sides taking their battle public and some of the effected players and usual pundits weighing in.

- A **Google EU exec** spoke out about the dispute. ([paidContent UK](http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-youtube-prs-follow-up/?ref=hypebot.com)) “We’ve built a service that we’ve invested millions in … to suggest that, because Google’s a big company, we should just suck it and pay a ridiculous rate is not something that we’re going to stand by."
- The **PRS** called yesterday's talks with Google "positive" and said they'd meet again in the next few days. ([PRS](http://www.prsformusic.com/about%5Fus/press/latestpressreleases/Pages/LatestPRSforMusicStatementGoogleYouTube.aspx?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Publishers** are 'dismayed' at YouTube decision. ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3idb7a65553a4b13f666b1edae52149645?ref=hypebot.com))
- Experts warn that **the battle could spill over to other web music services**. ([Financial Times](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbbb9110-0ddc-11de-8ea3-0000779fd2ac.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Music Ally** has a **[roundup of online punditry](http://musically.com/blog/2009/03/09/youtube-prs-online-reactions-to-uk-licensing-dispute/?ref=hypebot.com#more-760)**, tweets from punters as well its [own opinion](http://musically.com/blog/2009/03/09/opinion-this-youtube-prs-dispute-is-madness/?ref=hypebot.com) piece.
- **Hypebot's [commentary](https://www.hypebot.com/the-uk-vs-youtube-the-new-music-industry/)** says that the real loser is the UK music industry.