In the minds of some overdramatic and/or young people in the UK, it might be today, and not February 3rd, 1959, that deserves the title of "the day the music died." That's because YouTube UK has taken the drastic step of blocking many music videos.
Patrick Walker, YouTube's director of video partnerships in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, would have you believe a group representing artists and publishers is to blame. In a
Hence the official solution: "we will be blocking premium music videos in the UK that have been supplied or claimed by record labels." Interesting, eh? Steve Porter, the CEO of
So the two sides don't seem likely to go out for a pint and seal a deal anytime soon. Indeed, if people's complaints don't accomplish anything in the next day or two, music fans in the UK may need to either find another source of music videos or prepare to give up on the things for quite a while.
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