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Prince DVD banned in Germany following groundbreaking court decision *Meanwhile, the distribution of a bootleg DVD featuring a 1983 performance by Prince and the Revolution has been halted in Germany following a June ruling by the Berlin Higher Court.
In the first-ever ruling of its kind in Germany, the court has expanded its ban of bootleg CD sales to include DVDs. As a result, Berlin-based distribution company Falcon in Wittenburg is banned from manufacturing and distributing further copies of the illegal DVD, titled “Prince And The Revolution - The Homecoming." The company is also ordered to destroy all existing copies. The court stated in its decision that Falcon's distribution violates German copyright law, international treaties and Prince's moral rights as the DVD is based on an amateur recording of the original 1983 gig. "The sound and the pictures are of such a poor quality, it is extremely damaging to the artist's image," the judge said, according to Reuters. Details of last month’s ruling were disclosed last Friday by Prince's lawyer Martin Diesbach. http://www.eurweb.com/sto...r27691.cfm ** please note that the court ruling info is in the second half of the article in the link above. The first half is about the divorce** [Edited 7/27/06 0:36am] | |
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PurpleCharm said: *Meanwhile, the distribution of a bootleg DVD featuring a 1983 performance by Prince and the Revolution has been halted in Germany following a June ruling by the Berlin Higher Court.
In the first-ever ruling of its kind in Germany, the court has expanded its ban of bootleg CD sales to include DVDs. As a result, Berlin-based distribution company Falcon in Wittenburg is banned from manufacturing and distributing further copies of the illegal DVD, titled “Prince And The Revolution - The Homecoming." The company is also ordered to destroy all existing copies. The court stated in its decision that Falcon's distribution violates German copyright law, international treaties and Prince's moral rights as the DVD is based on an amateur recording of the original 1983 gig. "The sound and the pictures are of such a poor quality, it is extremely damaging to the artist's image," the judge said, according to Reuters. Details of last month’s ruling were disclosed last Friday by Prince's lawyer Martin Diesbach. http://www.eurweb.com/sto...r27691.cfm ** please note that the court ruling info is in the second half of the article in the link above. The first half is about the divorce** [Edited 7/27/06 0:36am] Ha! Now the folks at HQ can quit saying it's not a boot. It clearly is.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Its a bloody terrible copy of a great show.
Plus they even stuck a picture of Prince from 1990 on the cover. Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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PurpleCharm said: *Meanwhile, the distribution of a bootleg DVD featuring a 1983 performance by Prince and the Revolution has been halted in Germany following a June ruling by the Berlin Higher Court.
In the first-ever ruling of its kind in Germany, the court has expanded its ban of bootleg CD sales to include DVDs. As a result, Berlin-based distribution company Falcon in Wittenburg is banned from manufacturing and distributing further copies of the illegal DVD, titled “Prince And The Revolution - The Homecoming." The company is also ordered to destroy all existing copies. The court stated in its decision that Falcon's distribution violates German copyright law, international treaties and Prince's moral rights as the DVD is based on an amateur recording of the original 1983 gig. "The sound and the pictures are of such a poor quality, it is extremely damaging to the artist's image," the judge said, according to Reuters. Details of last month’s ruling were disclosed last Friday by Prince's lawyer Martin Diesbach. http://www.eurweb.com/sto...r27691.cfm ** please note that the court ruling info is in the second half of the article in the link above. The first half is about the divorce** [Edited 7/27/06 0:36am]  As if P needs any help with that. Lance is SO a bottom  | |
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good for Germany. i wish more courts would help stim this kind of thing. | |
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