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Apparently games like Guitar Hero introducing a new generation to their music isn't enough for Warner Music.

As the third largest music company in the world Warner Music Group Corp has some clout in the industry. So it must have been with some disappointment that the producers of games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band were told to expect to start paying them a lot more to license their music for the games.

“The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small,” said Warner Music Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman in a statement.

What remains to be seen is whether the game producers will concede to Warner Music or whether they will point out that they don’t have a monopoly on good music and work exclusively with other companies. Although, to be fair, these games are making a butt load of money. If only the artists could renegotiate for a cut of all this action.