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 and fear, the young girl read an e-mail from Google that said: "This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material based on the third-party notification by Warner Music Group that this material is infringing."

"It is a complex issue," said Rebecca Jeschke, spokesperson for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "There are many cases where [the use of music] is protected and many where it is not protected. It is not black and white, but we believe many of these notices [users received from Google and Warner] are being sent to videos that are fair uses of music and should not have been sent."

Resolution on the Way?

It was at first unclear who pulled the plug on the music, but Warner has confirmed that both companies are responsible.

YouTube generates revenues from the content posted by music fans, and that music requires licenses from rights holders, Will Tanous, a spokesperson for Warner, told The New York Times. Tanous added that YouTube uses its content-identification tool to remove any unlicensed tracks, regardless of whether they are used in the background or as a joke or in a cartoon.

It's in both companies' interests to come to an agreement. Reaching an agreement with Google will give Warner access to YouTube's 100 million viewers.

In January alone, online users viewed 14.8 billion videos on YouTube, according to comScore. Google has 43 percent of the online video-viewing market share, and 99 percent of the videos viewed are from YouTube.

Users are asking the two companies to hurry up, reach a deal, and shake on it.