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Google row with PRS impacts UK YouTube users

Google has blocked UK users from viewing music videos on YouTube after pulling out of negotiations with British music rights body PRS for Music.Google said PRS, which collects royalties for artists, was demanding too much for each video play, exceeding revenues YouTube said would be generated from placing ads around them.A YouTube statement said the negotiations following the expiration of a previous licence from PRS ...

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