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Warner Music Pulls Videos From YouTube

Contract negotiations between firms stall

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 20, 2008 4:40 PM CST

(Newser) – Warner Music ordered YouTube to remove all music videos by Warner artists today after talks to renew their licensing deal stalled, Reuters reports. The impasse could affect hundreds of thousands of video clips. The music group, home to artists such as Madonna and the Red... Read full story »

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