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Thread started 04/08/09 12:59am

BartVanHemelen

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Where did this URL come from?

Check out this Tweet:

[Snip - luv4u]

Where did he get that URL?
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Reply #1 posted 04/08/09 1:04am

MartyMcFly

BartVanHemelen said:

Check out this Tweet:

[Snip - luv4u]

Where did he get that URL?


As you probably know the answer anyway, why don't you enlighten us?
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Reply #2 posted 04/08/09 7:43am

TypoQueen

hmmm Well it looks like I was wrong, hmm weird goings on...

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[Edited 4/9/09 14:20pm]
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Reply #3 posted 04/08/09 2:25pm

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[Snip no no no! - luv4u]

Or perhaps he knows Anthony or Scott.
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Reply #4 posted 04/08/09 2:26pm

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For the record: here's the one for 'Chocolate Box'.

[No posting vid links from lotusflower site no no no! - luv4u]
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Reply #5 posted 04/09/09 1:17am

Militant

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My bad...
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Reply #6 posted 04/09/09 2:00am

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BartVanHemelen said:

Check out this Tweet:

[Snip - luv4u]

Where did he get that URL?


This URL is NOT one that is linked to anywhere on Lotusflow3r.com. It cannot be found by running tracing software and then clicking through the site.

This MUST have come from somewhere else, so my question is: where did it come from?

The ONLY way this was leaked is by the Lotusflow3r folks themselves, so then the question is: why are fans paying $77 for content that Prince and/or his webmasters are giving away to non-members?

But thanks to the oh so "independent" Org, debating this is not possible.

Like I said: Prince's bitch. "Independent"? My a$$.
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Reply #7 posted 04/09/09 3:10am

m3taverse

So links to Twitter are being snipped now?
"this especially prepared potato is called pomme de terre"
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Reply #8 posted 04/09/09 4:16am

netzverwalter

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link doesn't work anymore ... so they check this forum very well ...
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Reply #9 posted 04/10/09 12:02am

PEJ

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netzverwalter said:

link doesn't work anymore ... so they check this forum very well ...




duh
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Reply #10 posted 04/10/09 12:38am

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PEJ said:

netzverwalter said:

link doesn't work anymore ... so they check this forum very well ...




duh


"duh"... does mean hmmm ????
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Reply #11 posted 04/10/09 7:27am

udo

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What kind of info/material was this about?
And was the org staff indeed over-active?
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
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Reply #12 posted 04/10/09 8:51am

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No, the org staff was in the right. They were links that allowed you to see the videos for Crimson and Clover and Chocolate Box. Posting those links are a violation of the rules of prince.org. Anyone who has been around these forums for any amount of time know the rules, even basic ones like that.

Naturally the links were snipped. I'm surprised it didn't happen before it did.
But we shouldn't act surprised they were snipped. C'mon now, it's not being anyone's "bitch" and it isn't any reflection on independence. DOn't confuse the misuse of links on this site as a reflection of non-independence. If it's wrong, it's wrong, regardless of the source.
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Reply #13 posted 04/10/09 9:24am

udo

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1nonly said:

No, the org staff was in the right. They were links that allowed you to see the videos for Crimson and Clover and Chocolate Box. Posting those links are a violation of the rules of prince.org. Anyone who has been around these forums for any amount of time know the rules, even basic ones like that.

Naturally the links were snipped. I'm surprised it didn't happen before it did.
But we shouldn't act surprised they were snipped. C'mon now, it's not being anyone's "bitch" and it isn't any reflection on independence. DOn't confuse the misuse of links on this site as a reflection of non-independence. If it's wrong, it's wrong, regardless of the source.

Huh?
Anyone can get the files. There is NO protection at all.
So even the DMCA doesn't apply at all.
And video clips are promotional of nature, just as the infamous Target commercial. So why not allow them? Why allow eMpTyV, VH1, etc to go with the material and (not) play it until it bores the hell out of everybody and NOT allow the casual person to view the content in a lower quality format?
The fact that (c) lobby is even more so intense overseas (as seen from here, I am in Europe) does not mean that the cartel needs mr P's support or is ethically, morally or even legally right.
Then there's of course the case of the org's rules. Of course they are geared to avoid any problem that might even occur.
I perceive them as a result of the system, over there.
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
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Reply #14 posted 04/10/09 12:57pm

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udo said:

1nonly said:

No, the org staff was in the right. They were links that allowed you to see the videos for Crimson and Clover and Chocolate Box. Posting those links are a violation of the rules of prince.org. Anyone who has been around these forums for any amount of time know the rules, even basic ones like that.

Naturally the links were snipped. I'm surprised it didn't happen before it did.
But we shouldn't act surprised they were snipped. C'mon now, it's not being anyone's "bitch" and it isn't any reflection on independence. DOn't confuse the misuse of links on this site as a reflection of non-independence. If it's wrong, it's wrong, regardless of the source.

Huh?
Anyone can get the files. There is NO protection at all.
So even the DMCA doesn't apply at all.
And video clips are promotional of nature, just as the infamous Target commercial. So why not allow them? Why allow eMpTyV, VH1, etc to go with the material and (not) play it until it bores the hell out of everybody and NOT allow the casual person to view the content in a lower quality format?
The fact that (c) lobby is even more so intense overseas (as seen from here, I am in Europe) does not mean that the cartel needs mr P's support or is ethically, morally or even legally right.
Then there's of course the case of the org's rules. Of course they are geared to avoid any problem that might even occur.
I perceive them as a result of the system, over there.


wow, i'll be honest with you. In one ear, out the other. All I said was that the org is enforcing their rules, that's all. In that respect they have full right to do what they did.
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I wish u’d hold my hand; then everything could b
There’s nothing strange, we’re not deranged
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Reply #15 posted 04/10/09 3:13pm

PEJ

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netzverwalter said:

PEJ said:





duh


"duh"... does mean hmmm ????



it means they posted their explanation of the site mishaps on prince.org why would they do that if they weren't aware of what goes on here
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Reply #16 posted 04/11/09 6:38am

udo

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1nonly said:

udo said:


I perceive them as a result of the system, over there.


wow, i'll be honest with you. In one ear, out the other. All I said was that the org is enforcing their rules, that's all. In that respect they have full right to do what they did.

Did I say they were wrong?
It is their boat.
But in a slightly wider perspective it gives plenty of reason to think.
To think about the reasons why.
And then think about the reasons for that.
Yes, slightly wider perspective.

Not just rules or law.
Especially not in the USA.
Because law and politics over there are very much influenced by lobby. Business interests. i.e.: Payola.
That backdrop is the deeper reason for the rules on the org.
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Reply #17 posted 04/13/09 7:53am

BartVanHemelen

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1nonly said:

No, the org staff was in the right. They were links that allowed you to see the videos for Crimson and Clover and Chocolate Box.


I linked to a Twitter message where someone posted a link that has been released by someone from the Prince organization. It had a unique port number plus a static HTML file. It is IMPOSSIBLE to debate the origins of that link without showing the link. Also, it proved that content members PAY for was given out to NON-members FOR FREE.

1nonly said:

Posting those links are a violation of the rules of prince.org.


Unless there's a DMCA complaint, the Org doesn't have to do jack shit. It's blatant cowardice.

1nonly said:

C'mon now, it's not being anyone's "bitch" and it isn't any reflection on independence.


Yes it is.

1nonly said:

DOn't confuse the misuse of links on this site as a reflection of non-independence. If it's wrong, it's wrong, regardless of the source.


I didn't post to some illegal YouTube uploaded vid. I posted a link to a Twitter message that contained a link FROM PRINCE'S OFFICIAL SITE. Not a link that was found though illegal means, but clearly a link that had been given to that Twitter user.
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Reply #18 posted 04/13/09 7:58am

BartVanHemelen

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1nonly said:

Posting those links are a violation of the rules of prince.org.


Prove it.
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Reply #19 posted 04/14/09 1:31am

udo

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BartVanHemelen said:

1nonly said:

Posting those links are a violation of the rules of prince.org.


Prove it.

As much as I don't like it, I guess the 'Moderators have final say.
' part is the clue here.
I painted the social/economic backdrop that led to the rules here and thus to the way the content is moderated. No risks at all are taken w.r.t. content from P. (be it videos or music, pics a re a different story, why?)
If the story is as you explained it I do think the mod(s) could have been a bit more considerate, but of course it is very hard to explain to (ab)users when a thing is allowed and when not when these links make the picture more grey (instead of black/white).
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