PurpleCharm said:

Some of it warranted but if you are that upset, just pack ya bags

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Oh, I definitely agree.

They have a love/hate relationship with the man.

I really dont understand why he didnt call his club something we all would rekconize, like 0)->.com Something he knows dam well he payed tha dues 4 and fought 4 tha rights 2 claim . Now He knows all about tha US patient office, how could he not have known that he didnt have tha rights 2 build a fucking Empire off of NPG, I just dont get it.Pleze Prince get us off of this shit.
[Edited 7/11/06 12:10pm]

prndc33 said:

wow...you're really hurt by this huh? It'll be ok...time heals all wounds

First of all - despite all the paperwork and yada yada yada posted here and elsewhere...
There is no lawsuit filed in a municipal, state or federal court of law, just an objection to giving Paisley Park a TM/SM for NPG filed with the USPTO Appeals Board.
At this point in the process, the Opposition filing has no direct causal effect to force Prince into shutting down the Club whatsoever.
All this wasted space is just an attempt to shift the blame from Prince and his business management to some third party all the koolaid drinkers can then hate on.
There are NO grounds whatsoever for seeking damages from the Opposing party either as the decision and method in which the shutdown was effected is all on Paisley Park.
I do not know why Prince shut it down and any opinion I have would be pure speculation.
But I do know that he was not forced to do it by this puny ass filing at the US Patent & Trademark Office. If every business that received a challenge on a TM filing immediately closed up shop, there would be 750 fewer companies in the Fortune 1000 right now.

that is the truth.

prndc33 said:

.. thats funny!





I've never even seen any merchandise from that club. Is it any good? The only "merchandise" I have ever ever seen was a diamond/gold NPG pendant, oh worth about $10,000/$15,000. But thats all

Oh, and a coffee mug.

rhomea said:

Good point!

Second - to all the folks who think that all the members of the NPGMC are stooges, sheep or whatever derogatory term you wish to use --- try using your head for more than a efin hat rack eh??

Did I like them all? HELL FUCKALL NO
were there some good things? yes lots
Bad things?? shit yeah

But it doesn't take Einstein to figure out that the vast majority of members there joined FOR THE TICKETS!!!
so let's do some math:
I went to 5 shows and saved ticketMASSA charges on all via the Club
That is 5 x 2 x $10 convenience fee per tic = $100 saved
$100 - $25 fee = a 300% net return on my initial investment.

AND OH YEAH I FORGOT --- I SAT IN THE 5th TO THE 10th ROW EVERY SHOW.

so ya all can chew on that tidbit
while I sit here feelin all warm and fuzzy at having kept TM's grubby hands out my pocket
and sittin in the first ten rows without payin a scumbag errrmmm... I mean scalper for the privilege

RockNRoll said:

<=====look left
that would be my head when I am swimmin...

rhomea said:

.. and that itself was worth every penny, dime, nickel, quarter, dollar

rhomea said:

I was front row with all my npgmc tix
oh, and also saved paying TM TAXES!! Sooooo add 8.75% of each ticket to your total saved

rhomea said:

Joining the club was the best money I ever spent The music is debatable as I can see what people didn't like about but I enjoyed much of it. Front row concerts, not once but twice. Free and first entry to the LA aftershow, plus a guest. Going to the musicology press conference at a small LA theater where he performed for over an hour and the DVD screening where Prince played at BeBe Kings, and free no less.

It think I paid $125 total for the club. Money well spent!!

This article quotes an attorney for Paisley Park Enterprises that, "to the best of his knowledge, the web site closing and the trademark, were not related"

http://www.thebumpsquad.com

http://www.tmz.com/2006/0...-web-site/

Prince Abruptly Closes Official Web Site
Posted Jul 11th 2006 5:34PM by TMZ Staff


Prince's official Web site, NPGMusicClub.com, closed suddenly last week with no advanced notice. The club simply sent around an email that said, in part, they decided to "put the club on hiatus until further notice."

The announcement went on to say, "In its current [form] there is a feeling that the NPGMC gone as far as it can go." It ended, "The future holds nothing but endless opportunity and we plan on seizing it wholeheartedly. Don't u want 2 come?"

In a possibly related story, Prince filed for a trademark on the mark "NPG Music Club" last year. An opposition was filed against that claim by HM Publishers Holding Limited, which owns the Nature Publishing Group, or NPG. The opposition was filed on the same day that NPGMusicClub.com was put on "hiatus."
An attorney for Prince's company, Paisley Park Enterprises, told TMZ that the two incidents were not related, to the best of his knowledge, and that the "opposition will be resolved shortly."

Prince has been one of the pioneers of music on the Internet. He was the first major artist to release an entire album -- 1997's "Crystal Ball" -- exclusively on the Web. The NPG Music Club had boasted several full-length CDs of music that were unavailable anywhere else.

He was honored last month with a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award. "Besides being a musical genius, Prince is a visionary who recognized early on that the web would completely change how we experience music," said Tiffany Shlain, founder of The Webby Awards. "For more than a decade, he has tapped the power of the Web to forge a deeper connection with his fans and push the boundaries of technology and art."

http://www.thebumpsquad.com

Umm i've only began listening to Prince's music about a year or two ago(before then my dad over played his music when i was a kid and i hated it with passion), so maybe that is why i have my response. It seems like everyone else has been a fan much longer than i have. (I have a feeling someone may comment on this...) Anyway, now to the point:

I can empathize with many fans here who feel betrayed, but at the same time, if i were to accomplish my dream(s) and eventually run into trouble that i didn't want anyone to know about (before they need to know) and i read most of what was posted, i would feel betrayed also.

I think most celebrities are just like normal people, only significantly talented. They are suceptable to the same temptations as you and I, they are capable of reform as you and I, and they make mistakes like you and I.

Many view Prince as a family member. Well, would you purposely verbally hurt a family member (Not counting if it were a sibling relationship)?

It is like " Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" (I know it's coming...)

Anyway, if some must act, why not prepare to back him up if asks?

Sapphiregirl .

jseven said:

if he continues to use the term

New. Power. Generation.

while refusing to embrace new ways of doing things

like free downloads

and basically just get generally EDUCATED on what the 'new world' is really all about

the opposition will continue

in many ways






like i said at the beginning of this thread


never fuck with a smart woman

Thanks jseven. I didn't think the two were related.

sacredwarrior said:

Baby, do you think anybody is really listening to you

Heres my theory: The club died for 2 reasons:

1- The downloads were played out. The downloading had its day & unless a bunch of new recordings were offered the sales weren't going to pick up. It would be cost effective to end it. Also in 6 months bring out the downloads on cd & sell them to your fans all over again.
End the NPGMC & resell the downloads as cds.

2- Prince has visions of a single club performance site instead of touring & the tickets for NPGMC members in a club situation could become a nightmare. If you don't have the NPGMC you don't have that problem.
End the NPGMC & end NPGMC members ticket headaches.

Some people on this thread should be spanked or given some top notch anti-psychotic.

While this legal wrangling is unfortunate, it is at worst a temporary setback. Prince will want your money again, so don't worry. NPG or not, a new site will open and you'll once again be able to open your wallet if not your heart.

How long can a generation stay "new" anyway? Good riddance.
Take it as a Sign O' Its Time 4 a Change.

I for one think I can do without the club for a few months at the very least.

BSK3601 said:

You do!

prndc33 said:

Oh please... who is the joke, one that admits they want help with a project in complete tongue and cheek or someone who critisizes one they do not know as U have done me? PLEASE!

RockNRoll said:

What did I tell you about staying outta grown folk conversation? Huh?
[Edited 7/11/06 22:35pm]

BSK3601 said:

Ah, now, isn't that much better

You took that without insult.....no name calling .. you go on witcha bad self

RockNRoll said:

Thanks, trick!!!!!

BSK3601 said:

WhatEver THAT means? .. but hey, I know you HAVE to have the last say, the last word. It makes you feel as if you WON. And that to you is important. Just as important as it is to call somebody a name. Einstein


Now, go on,, say yo thang

RockNRoll said:

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jseven said:

thanks j7 - maybe now all this purple koolaid inspired lunacy will be laid to rest.

_____
WELCOME 2 THE DAWN
That will be $312.01 please - cash or charge?

BSK3601 said:

didn't you guyz get enuff of this in second grade?

"Now stop fighting and play nice.
don't make me put you two in the corner now"

lol the quote at the top of the page is..

right now I'm making the Bela Lugosi face at you.





pity makin faces dont save nobody's ass

rhomea said:

I didn't know how to fight in the second grade... Prince grade (students) taught me





That emoticon is something else