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Here's what YouTube said on the company's blog: people who post clips with unauthorized music to the site can choose to mute the audio rather than have YouTube remove the entire video.

YouTube has for a while given those who post videos that include unauthorized copyright music an option of swapping that music for songs that have been pre-cleared. If they don't like that option then YouTube gives them a second choice between having the video removed or turning off the sound, the company said.

"This video contains an audio track that has not been authorized by all copyright holders," says a note from YouTube posted to a video with no sound. "The audio has been disabled."

Representatives from Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group declined to comment.

YouTube's muting policy has been in place for a while. The only reason it's coming to light now is because of the spat between YouTube and Warner Music.

YouTube had licensing deals in place with all four of the major labels. Last month, talks to re-negotiate Warner's deal with YouTube broke down and Warner has pulled out of YouTube. Most of the music being silenced now belongs to Warner.

There's no word yet on when that stalemate might end. At the same time, YouTube is trying to renegotiate deals with the other three labels.

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[RabdonFilms]

Warner Bros. doesn't own WMG. Didn't you hear? Sheesh, for six years already.

[wizardeal]

so they shouldn't let WMG use the name warner, warner bros outta sue their sorry azz

[chrisvogel88]

sooo how did u get this song to play?! and how do i get my song to play!

[wizardeal]

The sure way to get your song to play is to play it yourself. The copyright bots will recognize anything a major label owns rights to through embedded code. OLD LIVE recordings have not been embedded, but sometimes the actual human beings can get those removed too. best bet, stay original, karake versions are acceptable most of the time as well.

Tim

[wizardeal]

"karaoke"

[moonoink]

upload indie songs, they won't mute that

[wizardeal]

I do a lot of covers, they donmt mute those either, even though they legally could...they can't possibly mute every cover, the ones they mute are recorded in their studios where they embed a code that their bots can determine it belongs to them, so yeah, indie stuff wouldn't have the embedded code

[Charlieinmexico]

Warner SUCKS!!!

[AXEFLYERFV]

I've had 3 accounts deleted,cause of these assholes & some other Record Companies that are so paranoid about losing their dirty money,we the video uploaders are just sharing the music & at the same time providing FREE advertisement & exposure to the artists, while all these GREEDY BASTARDS sit on their asses watching their sales go up thnx to YOUTUBE & US,THE REAL MUSIC FANS!

I hope they burn in hell along with the money they rip from the artists!

[darkbeetlebot]

@Charlieinmexico abd I bet you didn't notice the ONE DISLIKE. who do you think that was?

[DarthChris100]

WMG - We is Motherfucker Guys .

[1337Figaro]

i haven't bought anything from WMG in years.....

[mrWMGsux1]

in the not too distant past -- ok, 20 years or so, i have purchased records and CDs of new order, cure, yaz, inxs, the smiths, the furs, etc etc etc.

i paid good money for these and i don't see why i shouldn't be allowed to have access to them digitally as well.

seems like WMG is typical corporate greed at its worst: "keep forking over your money, minions."

well, FU wmg.

[Sabrinasez]

They just took mine off from my latest video I'll never buy their music again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RabdonFilms]

Neh. Warner Bros. USED to own WMG, but became two different companies. So did Turner Cable.