London
(ANI):
Warner
Music
Group
is
removing
all
music
videos
by
its
artists
from
popular
online
video-sharing
site
YouTube
after
contract
negotiations
broke
down,
according
to
reports.
Warner,
which
agreed
an
earlier
licensing
deal
with
YouTube
in
2006,
is
associated
with
big
name
acts
including
Madonna,
the
Red
Hot
Chili
Peppers
and
Linkin
Park.
According
to
the
Los
Angeles
Times,
talks
between
the
two
firms
over
licensing
agreements
for
Warner's
music
videos
collapsed
last
week.
The
Google-owned
video-sharing
website
has
warned
users
that
"you
may
notice
videos
that
contain
music
owned
by
Warner
Music
Group
being
blocked
from
the
site" and
said
sometimes
licensing
agreements
with
other
companies
could
not
be
secured.
"Every
day
we
work
with
the
music
community
to
license
your
favourite
music
for
you
to
use
on
YouTube.
But
music
licensing
is
very
complicated,"
the
Telegraph
quoted
YouTube,
as
saying.
"Sometimes,
if
we
can't
reach
acceptable
business
terms,
we
must
part
ways
with
successful
partners,"
it
added.
On
the
other
hand,
Warner
reportedly
said
it
was
hoping
to
resolve
the
impasse
with
YouTube.
"We
are
working
actively
to
find
a
resolution
with
YouTube
that
would
enable
the
return
of
our
artists'' content
to
the
site,"
Warner
said
in
a
statement,
quoted
by
US
media.
"Until
then,
we
simply
cannot
accept
terms
that
fail
to
appropriately
and
fairly
compensate
recording
artists,
songwriters,
labels
and
publishers
for
the
value
they
provide,"
the
music
company
added.