Fair Play for Creators

I am in entire agreement with the PRS for Music.

Keep on keeping on.

Go PRS for Music!

Was gonna put some of my stuff on YouTube, but now thinking twice. However, since YouTube quality is poor, to be fair, royalties should reflect this. If they won't agree to some fair deal, then I say boycott them.

It's time for change.

Royalty payments is one of the best things to receive, it enhances the power of creativity, within the music industry, especially for me as a new member of PRS for Music. I would like to receive, royalty payments as much as, is able to be paid in full, where and whenever royalties, are rightfully generated.

Hi there, please let's stick together. Let us convince the world that artists need to be able to earn a fair amount of money. It is tough anyway to make a living and we are not greedy at all. Just respect our work and passion. Just be fair!

I hope the matter can be resolved :P

I wish that young and old should start to understand that it must be up to the composer/writer to decide if our music is to be shared for free or not.

Fair is fair please.

Come on Google pay up!

It's hard enough for songwriters to make a living in the UK without the technology companies conspiring still further to squeeze a few more concessions from the industry. Stand strong PRS for Music.

As a composer, I, like many others, rely on being paid for the work I do, whenever it brings enjoyment to others. I fully support PRS for Music in their quest to seek fair reward for music creators for use of their music online.

Keep fighting! Don't give in!!!

No-one will be able to afford to make music if things like this are allowed to pass. It may be seen by some as a luxury to make a living making music, but it’s as difficult a job as any, and while I do get a good deal of satisfaction from it, it is not an easy career by any stretch of the imagination.

Thank you PRS for Music for the online forum. This is essential for songwriters burgeoning and modifying the gift of music.

It’s hard enough as it is, it also seems like there's a culture of 'music should be free' with no consideration as to who made it and how they're supposed to make a living!

I agree with your stance on this issue and pledge my support!

I support PRS for Music in this campaign. It's only right and fair that artists or creators are paid/reap the benefits from what they may have created. Hopefully, this will all be resolved soon as it's a total non-necessity.

At this stage of PRS for Music fighting for the songwriters rights it is important to stand up and be counted. This is what I am hereby doing!

Online music should be paid for, and the requisite percentage should go to the creator.

The internet has made a whole generation think that music is available free. Creators of music need to be able to earn money somehow, and Google is attempting to remove one of the few sources of revenue left.

I support PRS for Music 100%. A fair fee for fair usage is not an unreasonable request.

Stealing a creators income goes on all around the world. Plugging or slowing up the leak would be a blessing to us all.

This debate begs an even bigger question: about what kind of world we want - one built on the flow of ideas and creativity? Or one based on the price of raw materials and wheat yields? If your answer is the former, there's an inescapable conclusion: Creators must be rewarded, and corporations needs to not just reward them, but be seen to be doing so.

I fully support PRS for Music in their attempt to reach a fair agreement with Google.

All the world wants something beautiful for nothing!!

Online royalties should be paid for the use of music on the YouTube service.

This is simply appalling. Greed trumps honest effort every time in this failed experiment of a society. My best wishes and continued word-of-mouth support.

It is about time that music, its creators and performers of it were respected more. PRS for Music does great work on behalf of writers & composers of music. There are constant changes taking place in this music/media revolution. The likes of Google etc are not used to bodies who know the true worth of theirs or similar work such as PRS for Music and its important to fight for what's right. Good on you 'Fair Play for Creators' I am 100% behind you!

We songwriters & composers need to be compensated for our work and not taken advantage of. I am in full support of this petition.

Every artist like myself struggle and push their limitations on creating the best product possible to entertain and create enjoyment for listeners. Though there are a few who enjoy the backing of investments and financial support, there are many including myself who try their best to generate earnings from each creation. If usage of a record is used by a website that can boast millions of pounds in profit, then they should be able to pay the people who help make that possible.

It seems to me in the current raft of issues and the constant disregard for writers and creators of music by large powerful organisations [nothing new of course!!] without us they wouldn't be in business so FPCC is a good way forward and good luck to all of us.

…it's this or nothing. Don't make music pointless

Every artist should be paid for their work especially when big corporations are making huge amounts of money out of every body else’s creativity. We just want our share!

I support this.

Keep up the good work!

Google won't pay the going rate for music use because they're powerful enough to challenge it. The 'going rate' is always negotiable in any business, and powerful companies always try to fix it in their favour. My full support for PRS for Music to stand firm in this matter.