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Previously here at RouteNote we have been pretty critical about the PRS and how they go about their business here in the UK<\/a>. On the other side of the pond it seems as though the BPI and other organisation are doing exactly the same and seem to be losing touch completely on music in the digital era. Im still unsure why companies like the PRS exist, I know they collect royalties for the song writers, but why arent the song writers collecting royalties when they sell their music to bands or whoever.<\/p>\n

Over at Torrentfreak they have opened up the discussion again. Torrentfreak states<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Every day hundreds of thousands of clips are uploaded to YouTube, some of which use copyrighted music. Of course the major record labels argue that these illegal uploads are killing their profits as people buy less music when YouTube users add a track to a home made video.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not everyone in the music business agrees with this assessment though. When the indie rock band Barcelona<\/a> saw one of its latest tracks featured in a viral video with nearly a million views, they responded quite differently. They claim that the clip below actually boosted their album sales and concert visits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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So, instead of demanding that YouTube pull the video, the band posted a response to the \u2018Kuroshio Sea\u2019 video on the site, thanking their new found fans and the uploader who posted the original video.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Aside from the boost in record sales, the band says that they\u2019ve also met some new fans who came to their concerts after seeing the video on YouTube. It is a great way of promoting music online, especially when it\u2019s coupled to a great video.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for most artists, anti-piracy outfits such as the RIAA, BPI and IFPI are increasingly policing YouTube to get all copyrighted music taken off the site. One such artist to suffer recently is the unfortunate Calvin Harris<\/a>, who clashed with the music industry lobby group BPI.<\/p>\n

\u201cIT\u2019S MY FUCKING SONG YOU ABSOLUTE BASTARDS,\u201d Harris wrote on Twitter<\/a> when he found out that YouTube had removed a clip he uploaded himself, following a copyright complaint from the BPI.<\/p>\n

\u201cFUCK YOU \u2018The BPI\u2019 what have you ever done for anybody you useless shower of cunts,\u201d he added. As if that wasn\u2019t enough Harris labeled the BPI the \u201cworst organization to ever walk the earth\u201d and their online employees \u201cmassive retards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like many other artists, Harris just wants his music to be heard, and he believes that putting a clip on YouTube might in fact introduce new people to his music. If people like what they hear, they might even buy his album or visit his gigs, much like what happened with Barcelona.<\/p>\n

YouTube is free promotion for bands and artists, it has the potential to drive revenue instead of killing it. It is time for the major labels and anti-piracy outfits to listen to the artists for once, and perhaps ask them if they actually want to have their content removed or not.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is good to see that other artists and organisations are having increasing trouble with the BPI, PRS and other such organisations. Hopefully artists and record labels will decided that these types of organisations are dated and they need to be replaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Previously here at RouteNote we have been pretty critical about the PRS and how they go about their business here in the UK. On the other side of the pond it seems as though the BPI and other organisation are doing exactly the same and seem to be losing touch completely on music in the digital era. Im still unsure why companies like the PRS exist, I know they collect royalties for the song writers, but why arent the song writers collecting royalties when they sell their music to bands or whoever. 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