There have been dozens of amateur videos of Beyonce’s popular song, Single Ladies, on the video-sharing Web site YouTube. Links to several renditions of the music video have made their way throughout the Internet, linking people back to YouTube.
And while Beyonce, Britney Spears and other music artists from Sony BMG can still be found on the Web site, other videos — including amateur videos — that feature music by Warner Music Group artists have been pulled or muted.
The silence comes after failed attempts between Warner and YouTube’s parent company, Google, to come to an agreement regarding music videos being viewed and shared on YouTube. The companies could not come to a financial agreement.
The match between Warner and Google has been ongoing, and artists, including Neil Young, have come out in defense of the music powerhouse, saying the company needs to protect the rights of artists, and that artists and Warner need to be compensated.
The list of artists under Warner and its labels is long and includes AC/DC, Motley Crue, Madonna, Phil Collins, and Missy Elliott.
Fans Not Happy
Fans and amateur video makers are posting clips expressing their disappointment with both Google and Warner on YouTube.
“A lot of music you want to use as background music, you can’t,” said one video poster who goes by the name of TygerWDR.
The not-so-happy fan asked others to join him in a war against the two companies and posted Google’s and Warner Music Group’s fax numbers and addresses. TygerWDR asked fans to send faxes and make calls to Warner and Google to express their disappointment.
Another user, who goes by the name JulietOriginals, said a video clip of her singing a Christmas song was pulled from the site because Warner owned the rights to the carol. In a video where she discussed her disappointment…
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