Warner Music videos yanked from YouTube after contract dispute

Warner Music Group's videos began disappearing from YouTube this weekend, the casualty of a contract impasse between the music company and the Internet's dominant video site.

Negotiations broke down last week over licensing fees for Warner's music and videos, say people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.

On its blog, YouTube alerted its audience to the collapse in talks, noting that professionally produced music videos and those that fans create using Warner songs would begin to disappear.

It remains unclear whether YouTube or Warner decided to pull the plug.

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-- Dawn C. Chmielewski

Photo: Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a band on the Warner Music label. Credit: Between a Rock via Flickr

Comments

[Mario]

I'm sorry for that!!!
Howerver I think it's their loss and their artists'
I wouldnt want to be under a contract with them

I goes to show how much they don't get the new model
Poo Warner Music, going the way of the dinosaur.

See you Warner!!! Or maybe not...

Mario

[Mike]

Who cares, while the old-codger ceo's are worried about this, billions of torrents are being downloaded for free. I only watch music vids on youtube if i'm too lazy to search for a torrent. Same goes for RIAA, now they're broke and can't sue anymore LOL. Sue rhymes with ...

Sayonara you old greedy peons.