Online Music Videos In The UK To Trial Age Rating System

While it is inevitable that kids will someday stumble across an inappropriate music video or song, we guess parents will probably want to do everything they can to prevent that. Well it seems that over in the UK, parents will be getting their wish. According to a report from the BBC, come this Friday a trial will begin.

This trial will basically be a ratings system for online music video where certain videos will be closed off to certain age groups due to the content involved which might be deemed inappropriate. The results of the trial are expected to be announced at the end of the year and in the meantime, popular websites and services like YouTube and Vevo have agreed to take part in the trial.

Record labels such as Sony, Universal, and Warner Brothers are also expected to participate in the trial, so artists and bands under these labels will be affected, however as we mentioned this will only apply to the UK for now, but we guess if it is successful we don’t see why it won’t be brought to other markets.

This is a great idea but at the same time, it could encourage artists to be more outrageous. According to musician Ella On The Run, “I think giving an age rating might actually get people to make even more provocative videos than before as long as they get the proper rating for it.” So parents, what do you guys think?

Tyler Lee
Categories: Videos (web), Web
Tags: Legal