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ANITA BLAY (THECOCKN-BULLKID), JAY JAY PISTOLET AND SAM ISAAC are among the latest names to express their dismay at YouTube's decision to block UK access to premium music videos.
The three artists voiced their concerns on www.fairplayfo- rcreators.com, a new site launched by PRS for Music last week in a bid to highlight the concerns of songwriters over the treatment of their work on the internet.
A spokesman for PRS for Music says they hoped to stimulate debate and raise more awareness about the issue through the site.
"We were so overwhelmed by the strength of feeling amongst our members following the YouTube action that we set up the site," he says.
"The site provides a forum for creators of all kinds to air their views about the treatment of their works online, particularly by big businesses which use that music as content to drive profit."
Blay, who signed a deal with Moshi Moshi and Island earlier this ...