Warner Music Group (abbreviated WMG) is a multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.
History[]
Established in 1958 as Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. founded the record label. In 1963, the record label purchased Reprise Records, a label founded by Frank Sinatra three years prior. Not too long afterwards, Warner gained the services and rights of Mo Ostin.
In 1967, Warner was sold to Seven Arts Productions, which eventually merged as one to form Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. During the same year, Warner purchased Atlantic Records along with Atco Records. In 1969, Warner was sold to the Kinney National Company. In 1972, the Kinney National Company liquidated and passed Warner onto WEA Music of Canada.
Copyright on YouTube[]
WMG has become one of the biggest name companies next to Viacom and Universal Music Group to take down videos that infringe their copyright. Especially with individual users uploading music videos, music tracks, or anything that features the tracks in video games, like Guitar Hero or Rock Band for example, WMG has been complex of removing videos due to copyright infringement involving any portion of a music track that is billed within their rights.
