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Thread started 05/02/16 2:44am

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PRINCE FIGHTS PIRACY FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE

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Reply #1 posted 05/02/16 4:50am

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They go after youtube and all other sites, nothing new.

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Reply #2 posted 05/02/16 9:21am

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As far as vids being taken down, looks like his family may also be considering doing a test case, with many people and companies trying to cash in on his death with all types of Prince gear. I guess since Minnesota doesn't have a law protecting the sale of a deceased celeb's image, don't be surprised if they will create a law for that down the road, since they are doing a test case on it.

http://m.tmz.com/#article...age-death/

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"Fact is ... Minnesota hasn't been home to that many deceased international celebs, so it looks like the courts have never had to deal with protection of images after death.

As a result, there are a bunch of fly-by-night companies that are hawking R.I.P. Prince gear.

We're told Prince's siblings are aware people are profiting off Prince's image, and they're considering filing a test case. It's unclear how the Minnesota courts will rule, but for now it's the Wild Wild West in the Midwest."
[Edited 5/2/16 9:28am]
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