For all non-commercial YouTube requests and inquiries please contact copyright@wmg.com

Warner Music Group works with YouTube to enable the use of WMG music in individuals' user-created, original content videos that are posted on YouTube for personal, non-commercial purposes. However, all rights holders, including WMG, and YouTube reserve the right to block or remove any of the WMG music in such videos or the videos themselves without notice.

Posting on YouTube

Without limiting WMG's or YouTube's rights, your use of any WMG content in your user-created videos posted on YouTube is subject to the following:
  1. You will not claim ownership of any portion of the video via YouTube CMS or other means, nor may you or anyone on your behalf earn income directly or indirectly from the video.
  2. WMG reserves the right to claim, monetize and/or block the WMG content in your video, and/or effectuate a takedown of your video, at any time, with or without prior notice. If, for example, the song you use in the video is partially owned by WMG, a co-owner may also claim, monetize, block or take down the video.
  3. Prior to posting your video, you shall have obtained any and all other rights and permissions required to post the video on YouTube, and you will comply with YouTube's Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and any other applicable YouTube policies.
  4. Upon posting your video, you will inform us of the Video ID (or YouTube link) via email to the following email address: copyright@wmg.com.
Any Other Use

You will not, without having first obtained a specific license for such use from WMG:
  • Use a WMG song or recording on any website or platform other than YouTube; or
  • Include a WMG song or recording in a video with a commercial purpose.
[Specific WMG licenses for any such use may be requested by clicking "License A Master"]

WMG reserves all of its rights and remedies with respect to all WMG content and otherwise.
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