London musician Calvin Harris publicly ripped the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today when he found that YouTube had removed his music video, which he had posted himself, over a copyright claim.

When Harris found out that his video had been yanked, he went on a public Twitter tirade:

Youtube have now removed the ORIGINAL mix and video of Ready For The Weekend, due to a 'copyright claim'. IT'S MY F****** SONG YOU ABSOLUTE BASTARDS

His wrath soon turned to the BPI:

Fantastic use of time combating piracy by removing my own videos, what a fucking revelation. F*** the Torrent sites, this is the way forward.

Later, Harris vented his frustration:

This is unbelievable, and it seems I am completely powerless to do anything. Sony have done nothing, the BPI have done nothing.

Before long, Harris extended an olive branch, of sorts:

Ok I got a bit caught up in the heat of the moment. Sorry to employees of the BPI who aren't massive retards. But please put my video back.

The good news is that, by the end of the day, Harris's video was back on YouTube.

Harris's label and the BPI may have the law on their side. But yanking an artist's own music video really stinks of bureaucracy - and of cutting off the nose to spite the face.

The situation is an EPIC PR FAIL for his label and the BPI.

Link:

• Calvin Harris on Twitter
  

James Lewin
Twitter @podcasting_news

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