o.k so im not totaly clued up about infringment policy, but the 1.45min clip i posted of myself playing my version of the prince song Peach on an acoustic guitar, with differnt singing style just got deleated, with a warning that if i keep at it my whole account will be deleated..what a fuking joke?

what do u think guys?

if yoll got a bebo acount, search for jimmy mallon, eileenbutterbean, i got the clip on there..c 4 yourself what all the fuss was about, lol maybe they deleted it coz it was shite..lol

weejimmy said:

..and cos of those nasty things U did 2 that poor peach

weejimmy said:

well unless you got the rights and bought a license you do have no right posting it
i dunno why P's gotta be a such a dick about it
but it is illegal

universal search the likes of youtube for any performances of prince songs, regardless of who performs it, and gets them deleted as they look after the copywrite of the composition

in other words, the paisley po po will be looking from the side of the stage at the next aftershow and say theres that wee boy with the pen on his arm who thought he could play guitar like prince, let's go break his legs and then nick some cameras

What's it got to do with Universal?

1p1p1i3 said:

universal music publishing group look after all the copywrites of his compositions, and they are instructed to protect them

OMG!! How pathetic is that!

unique said:

So...If I had a vid of me singing Peach, it would be illegal?

RUHip2TheJive said:

no, but it UMPG would issue a cease and desist to get it taken offline

unique said:

actually yes it would be illegal,
you have to have a mechanical and an internet liscense fro it to be legal
than youd have to pay a sum, depending on how many streams/views you get
i think its 10 cents a view lastime i checked, and 40 cents a download...
Its what i have to pay to perform Prince's songs

So

EmbattledWarrior said:

it's not illegal because it's not a criminal offence, it's a breach of copywrite law, at least thats the case in the uk where the OP resides

and you wouldn't need a mechanical license either as the performance is your own

unique said:

not so in the US, you need a mechanical/intellectual license for performance and distribution.
And since Peach was registered in the US, i believe thats what takes precedent

EmbattledWarrior said:

that seems stupid to me...

RUHip2TheJive said:

US = Stupid

EmbattledWarrior said:

I know... Sometimes I hate living here