Gav said:

If you wanna cow tow to Prince then feel free, just don't expect everyone to suck his ass like some people do.

mdiver said:

Are you winding me up or something ?

I've been on here all week talking about Housequake closing because it was tired of Prince's attempts at editorial control and all I've (mostly) received is abuse stating how we "deliberately baited Prince" and "asked for it".

Now I've got you telling me that I'm sucking Prince's ass by pointing out that boasting about photoshopped pictures might not be the best move at the moment.

If you think I cow tow to Prince then you clearly have the wrong person.

Gav said:

Okkkkkaaaayyyyy.

Apparently you can dish it but not take it

mdiver said:

Ahhh hilarious - my sides are splitting.

Go have a lie-down now, you've surpassed yourself.

LazarusHeart said:

Do U know The Ten Commandments?
(Bible - Exodus 20:2-17)

You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the
form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is
on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under
the earth.

I think he (Prince) confound something...



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Gav said:

YOU CANT SUPPRESS MY ART!!!!!

Back in the day, here used to be some hilarious photoshop threads of Prince sponsored by moderators of the org. When I say photoshop threads, I'm talking about images of Prince which are manipulated for sake of parody.

But now I notice these are either deleted or locked post haste, while several photo threads of Prince remain in place. Barring the obvious bans of posting official Prince pictures, like those from his ill conceived and poorly executed vanity photo-book last year coupled with a lackluster live CD, there are still plenty of Prince photo threads which are permitted.

Using trademark pictures, so far as I know is not permitted, however, using parodies of the original are. In other words, posting a picture of the LoveSexy album cover may not be permitted, but posting a morphed, photoshop picture for sake of parody is protected speech. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody )

Even the Bush administration wasn't able to shut down sites parodying his administration, nor Harvard able to shut down NotHarvard.com ( http://www.uslaw.com/libr...rea_id=743 ).


I guess, what I want to know is why aren't photoshoped images of Prince permitted? Is it because of a legal reason I'm not understanding? Is it based out of respect towards Prince himself? Or is it is the mere fact that dealing with a Cease and Desist request is difficult on its own?
Or is it because lack of cooperation on an issue, which you may be protected against by law, still opens you up for additional scrutiny from the Prince camp thereby giving them more fuel to comb through the org looking for other things?


I'm honestly not taking a piss here. It depresses me that photoshop threads involving Prince are not allowed.
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Fauxie said:

Fauxie said:

Nice.

Boasting about how you're going to get prince.org in trouble with official sources - you must be so proud of your efforts.

CarrieMpls said:

You became a moderator to....?

Lawd.

Gav said:

They probably are, too. I obviously have issues with the Org (perhaps) allowing the very same things that brought HQ down, apart from disagreeing heavily with the parody side of it - I find parody excessively boring, satire is fun when done well but this is not it. It's... well I don't know what it is, but it should be kept on somebody else's site - who won't mind having it closed. Any photoshoppers volunteer?

Teacher said:

Your own personal preferences are of no concern to the actual debate at hand, but thanks for posting that anyways.
Whether one finds parody funny or not , it IS protected speech, as much as satire--which by the way, is a large part of the Prince fiction threads which lately are being locked as well.

Nobody wants the site to be shut down--the premise of the thread was trying to determine why , when the law is on our side, we still cave into Prince's asinine and ridiculous bullying tactics, and what exactly those were.

So far the only people who've offered relevant explanations have been Carri, Anx, and Rodeo.

It's great folks don't like Prince being teased or they find jokes against him rude and all. I personally don't like fingers with long nails stuck up in my asshole. but that's not relevant to the questions posed in this thread, yall.

FOCUS.
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Teacher said:

Your own personal preferences are of no concern to the actual debate at hand, but thanks for posting that anyways.
Whether one finds parody funny or not , it IS protected speech, as much as satire--which by the way, is a large part of the Prince fiction threads which lately are being locked as well.

Nobody wants the site to be shut down--the premise of the thread was trying to determine why , when the law is on our side, we still cave into Prince's asinine and ridiculous bullying tactics, and what exactly those were.

So far the only people who've offered relevant explanations have been Carri, Anx, and Rodeo.

It's great folks don't like Prince being teased or they find jokes against him rude and all. I personally don't like fingers with long nails stuck up in my asshole. but that's not relevant to the questions posed in this thread, yall.

FOCUS.
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BSOD said:

Thanks, recycled.... for expressing YOUR personal opinion.

BSOD said:

I know as much about the legal world as Prince does about writing a hit song so forgive me if I'm overly daft here, but is the suggestion that even though Prince has absolutely no legal rights, the org is going to cave to all of his tantrums and pathetic attempts to squelch free speech because it's too much of a hassle to fight back? Once again I'd suggest alerting all music and entertainment blogs and news sites with any such infantile flare ups from Dear Leader. It's sad to see the org which has long been a bastion of free thought in such matters cave into the petty rantings of a has been.

The irony of Prince writing a song titled "Colonized Mind" becomes richer and richer with each passing day. The pancake makeup man-child just can't bear to have people practice free speech.

However, you have to bear in mind that it's not that it's too much trouble for the org in a mundane sense. Prince can hire people to go over every post with a fine tooth comb if he wanted. There's no way a site can moderate every post ever second of the day--it's just not practical.

We all know Paisley park is monitoring what is being posted by orgers. I have first hand knowledge of that.

But the fact is, if your David and they're Goliath, you have a lot more to lose than they do.
It's funny that the org really means nothing to Prince in the long run, but he's willing to give us a hard time anyways. It's almost sick, really.

Which I find utterly hilarious. How paranoid and pathetic is that? I really think this type of thing should be more widely known. A well constructed email to blogs or even sites like OkayPlayer, letting people know how Prince, an American citizen, wants to rule his fandom with the iron fist of a petulant dictator.



I'm not sure who has more to lose. If it wasn't for people on the org and Housequake, Prince would be lucky to sell 10k of his upcoming albums. Who does he think buys his uninspired dreck?

Gav said:

Sarcasm really isn't your strong point is it?

Wall said:BSOD said:



Which I find utterly hilarious. How paranoid and pathetic is that? I really think this type of thing should be more widely known. A well constructed email to blogs or even sites like OkayPlayer, letting people know how Prince, an American citizen, wants to rule his fandom with the iron fist of a petulant dictator.



I'm not sure who has more to lose. If it wasn't for people on the org and Housequake, Prince would be lucky to sell 10k of his upcoming albums. Who does he think buys his uninspired dreck?

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