GaryMF said:

You are wasting your time bro. They wont answer your question because there doesn't seem to be a reasonable one. Prince will always be one of my favorite performers but he has pulled many jerky hypocritical moves over the last decade or so. Im no longer surprised by the sheep here that wont admit that the man we all appreciate as a musician can still be a total ass at times.
[Edited 1/25/09 16:59pm]

Ifsixwuz9 said:

Was off the ORG for a few days..... Thanks for this reply. Totally makes sense.

Jude418 said:

You know... that totally makes sense! I needed a reality check...thanks!

laurarichardson said:

First, read what I actually wrote above in bold. The question was not about "doing whatever they want with his music", rather the specific question above (i.e. allow one of his best friends to hlep raise money for her charity which he already supports).

Second, you are actually wrong. If you lookup copyright law, you wuill learn that Anyone can perform and cover any song they want as long as they pay a performance royalty and do not alter the work substantially.

So actually, copright holders do not have TOTAL control, although they can control people recording and selling said performances.

Neverthless, Jude has pointed out wisely that this is a pointless discussion.

i dont like the new name and i think prince should give them their old name back.
he of all people knows how it feels.
ugh.
[Edited 1/30/09 9:37am]

JudasLChrist said:

(Size) Compensation?

wasn't the family under the WB logo? Could it be that this has something to do with these actions. Hmmm if so, maybe it is best to do a name switch, that way the looney tunes at WB don't get a darn thing:) Who knows ...only a thought.

Not that it matters now but Prince, whether he claims to or not, doesnt own that name. If he did actually ask them not to use it - trust me, it was more of a request than a threat.

The Family.com is registered to (and this is funny) the Osmond family ...yes, relatives of Donnie and Marie. So that fact alone is strike one for Wendy and the gang...

Strike two is the fact that "The Family" as it relates to musical performances and recordings is owned by a gospel label in Inglewood CA.

Neither Prince nor Wendy&Lisa can claim use of it free and clear, its an automatic legal liability end of story.


Smile. it makes people wonder what ur up to.

http://www.myspace.com/allthewayvogue

the Family 2.0

I just wrapped up a chat with St. Paul, Jellybean Johnson and Eric Leeds of The Family. St. Paul turned on his webcam and streamed The Family in the studio live this evening. There was a live chat going on. Jellybean manned the chat for a bit. Once Eric was done recording some sexy sax parts, he came out of the recording booth and joined Paul and Bean to say hi on the cam and in the chat. They were so kind to all of us in the chat room, and very responsive to anything we typed. I should mention that Eric's brother Alan Leeds was in the chat room (but not in the studio), and watching everything going on, and talking with us fans and viewers. Alan was very responsive and open to Prince questions. It did not turn into a Q&A about Prince, but Prince was mentioned. There were about 26 people total in the chat, including myself, and Alan Leeds.

Paul said to us that he really wished Prince would play on a song. He said, "Let's just do this, P! Let's have dinner, get over the past, and move on and make some music." Alan was quick to point out that it was not "bad blood", but rather "bad judgment". Now whether he meant Paul leaving The Family, or Prince being mad at him for it....who knows. It was all very light hearted and fun. Paul said he was anxious to have Prince work on a song, so make it a really new and current yet retro Family album.

While Paul and the boys were working on the songs, we could obviously hear them. The sound is so fantastically "Family". It's not a retro throw back, or a rehash, but it's also not choked full of dry, over-produced samples and drum machines like you'd hear today. If you check The Family's Myspace page, there are videos on there. The songs you hear are so perfectly "Family", you could probably identify the group without someone telling you. Check out the videos on their front page.

The chat was a great treat this afternoon. Now, how did I know about this live stream? Well, I follow St. Paul Peterson on Twitter. Add him here. You can also follow The Family on Twitter. It's worth it, ya'll!

This Family record is going to be great. And for the record, yes Susannah is still part of The Family. She just wasn't at this particular studio session. It seemed to be more about Eric laying down some sax parts this time around.

Thanks to Paul, Jellybean, Eric, and everyone else there that made this afternoon a great time.

Sign up here to watch future live streams. (If you have an Open ID, you can use that for your login in the future

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