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Reply #450 posted 09/15/07 7:38pm

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^^^ that pretty much sums it up, doesn't it? ^^^ shrug
"So shall it be written, so shall it be sung..." whistle
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Reply #451 posted 09/15/07 7:43pm

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Reply #452 posted 09/15/07 9:22pm

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Tom said:

Justin1972UK said:

It's being discussed by Pirate Bay members...

http://suprbay.org/showth...php?t=2426


I can't wait to see what PirateBay puts on their front page to parody Prince...



I had'nt heard of Pirate bay untill Hollywoodstarted sueing them
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Reply #453 posted 09/15/07 9:49pm

Lothan

Tame said:

Lothan said:

Do you love him? I mean, really?


Of course I do, I really do. I don't know how rich he'd be if I was the only one that bought his stuff, but I'd still love him.
You don't even know him.
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Reply #454 posted 09/15/07 11:02pm

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Tame said:

Lothan said:

Do you love him? I mean, really?


Of course I do, I really do. I don't know how rich he'd be if I was the only one that bought his stuff, but I'd still love him.


eek
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Reply #455 posted 09/15/07 11:03pm

christos7

sosgemini said:

Tame said:



Of course I do, I really do. I don't know how rich he'd be if I was the only one that bought his stuff, but I'd still love him.


eek


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Reply #456 posted 09/15/07 11:41pm

purplesweat

eyewishuheaven said:

PRINCE: Hey wait! I have something for you!

ME: What, a subpoena?

PRINCE: It's a song Lisa and Wendy wrote.

ME: Why didn't they give it to me themselves?

PRINCE: Well, I liked it, and I wanted to listen to it. They told me to give it to you when I was done!

ME: File sharing, huh? See you in court, MUTHAFUCKAAAA!!!!!
[Edited 9/15/07 14:38pm]

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Reply #457 posted 09/15/07 11:52pm

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Tom said:



evillol
seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before music beret
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Reply #458 posted 09/16/07 1:30am

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Well it is a matter of intellectual property. And from a AFM (Musicians Union) standpoint downloading (Even though you can't download You Tube videos uh, unless the audio is uh, hijacked.) is hurting the Musicians Performance Trust Fund and publishing income.

As Q said: "The internet is so big you can't police it".

It's like Napster. Everybody thought after Napster was shut down file sharing would cease and it didn't.
‎"The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page
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Reply #459 posted 09/16/07 3:05am

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This just in: www.libelslanderbullshit.net

Pop Singer sued by Hendrix Estate.

(AP) Pop star Prince who recently sued the world for breathing the same air is being sued by the estate of the late Jimi Hendrix.

Prince wore black bell bottom pants with white buttons like the ones in Jimi's "Hear My Train A Coming" clip of him playing 12 string guitar.

We caught up with legendary drummer Buddy Miles who was very upset over Prince's use of the color purple.
"Purple was Jimi's color. We used to hang out at The Scene Club in New York and it was purple all the way. Well, you know, purple and blond because we loved blondes. Prince is a bad brother but Jimi was all about purple baby!"

Drummer Mitch Mitchell from the original Experience had this to say. "Me girlfriend dragged me to see this Prince film "Grafitti Bridge" and I thought it was going to be a tribute to Jimi's "Rainbow Bridge".
So we sit through this awful acting and all of a sudden I hear me drums! I thought: "Little Miss Lover"? Maybe it is a tribute to Jimi then. Then Prince starts singing "Bang Bang" or some rubbish.
I called his studio and he has this deep voice. I thought he would sound like a chick or something. And he goes: "Don't worry. We'll cut you a check!" and he hung up. And I haven't seen a pound yet!"

Little Richard had this to say: "What! Prince suing the Internet? Wooo! Good! I hope he wins. You know why? 'Cause if he wins that means I'm suing everybody.

I'm suing Pat Boone. I'm suing the ghost of Elvis. I'm suing the Universe. Why? 'Cause they all got it from me."

Entertainment Tonight has hired a "Ghost Whisperer" to contact Jimi:

"I can feel Jimi's presence. He is calm. He says Anna Nicole Smith is really groovy."

(Mary Hart) "Can you ask him about the Prince lawsuit?"

"Sure..... He says he likes Prince and he's not mad or anything. Wait Mary, Jimi says someone wants to say hi."

"Well all right you squares. Everybody buy my book "Memoirs Of A Super Freak". If I were there I'd be working on the movie with Denzel playing me. Or s*** I'm so good looking I'd play myself. Why are you guys contacting Jimi? Excuse me for a minute. "Anna, put my cloud dust back. I'm serious. If you smoke my s*** up I'll kick your a** when God goes to sleep. I'm Rick James in the afterlife b****!"

(Jimi to Rick) The family wants to sue this cat Prince. It ain't no thing to me but....

(Rick) "Prince?".....(To be continued)

[Edited 9/16/07 3:20am]
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Reply #460 posted 09/16/07 3:49am

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carlcranshaw said:

This just in: www.libelslanderbullshit.net

Pop Singer sued by Hendrix Estate.

(AP) Pop star Prince who recently sued the world for breathing the same air is being sued by the estate of the late Jimi Hendrix.

Prince wore black bell bottom pants with white buttons like the ones in Jimi's "Hear My Train A Coming" clip of him playing 12 string guitar.

We caught up with legendary drummer Buddy Miles who was very upset over Prince's use of the color purple.
"Purple was Jimi's color. We used to hang out at The Scene Club in New York and it was purple all the way. Well, you know, purple and blond because we loved blondes. Prince is a bad brother but Jimi was all about purple baby!"

Drummer Mitch Mitchell from the original Experience had this to say. "Me girlfriend dragged me to see this Prince film "Grafitti Bridge" and I thought it was going to be a tribute to Jimi's "Rainbow Bridge".
So we sit through this awful acting and all of a sudden I hear me drums! I thought: "Little Miss Lover"? Maybe it is a tribute to Jimi then. Then Prince starts singing "Bang Bang" or some rubbish.
I called his studio and he has this deep voice. I thought he would sound like a chick or something. And he goes: "Don't worry. We'll cut you a check!" and he hung up. And I haven't seen a pound yet!"

Little Richard had this to say: "What! Prince suing the Internet? Wooo! Good! I hope he wins. You know why? 'Cause if he wins that means I'm suing everybody.

I'm suing Pat Boone. I'm suing the ghost of Elvis. I'm suing the Universe. Why? 'Cause they all got it from me."

Entertainment Tonight has hired a "Ghost Whisperer" to contact Jimi:

"I can feel Jimi's presence. He is calm. He says Anna Nicole Smith is really groovy."

(Mary Hart) "Can you ask him about the Prince lawsuit?"

"Sure..... He says he likes Prince and he's not mad or anything. Wait Mary, Jimi says someone wants to say hi."

"Well all right you squares. Everybody buy my book "Memoirs Of A Super Freak". If I were there I'd be working on the movie with Denzel playing me. Or s*** I'm so good looking I'd play myself. Why are you guys contacting Jimi? Excuse me for a minute. "Anna, put my cloud dust back. I'm serious. If you smoke my s*** up I'll kick your a** when God goes to sleep. I'm Rick James in the afterlife b****!"

(Jimi to Rick) The family wants to sue this cat Prince. It ain't no thing to me but....

(Rick) "Prince?".....(To be continued)

[Edited 9/16/07 3:20am]

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Reply #461 posted 09/16/07 4:39am

Goldengirl

What about the disgusting price of tickets on e bay. for those of us who have to work their backside off are lifelong fans and want to see the shows, but hey we can't get tickets because we are always at work, there are none available for us (ticketmaster)but hey you can buy some from mr rip off on e bay, 5 minutes later for huundreds of pounds. I thought the idea of having tickets priced at 31.21 was so more people could afford to see the shows? Why should thes people be allowed to buy them , then sell them off immediately to the highest bidder?
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Reply #462 posted 09/16/07 4:45am

Christaro

I've got a strange feeling the 3th PE single will be:

The One U're Not Allowed 2 C.
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Reply #463 posted 09/16/07 4:58am

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Christaro said:

I've got a strange feeling the 3th PE single will be:

The One U're Not Allowed 2 C.



The One U Wanna Sue
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Reply #464 posted 09/16/07 5:24am

SexyBeautifulO
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carlcranshaw said:

This just in: www.libelslanderbullshit.net

Pop Singer sued by Hendrix Estate.

(AP) Pop star Prince who recently sued the world for breathing the same air is being sued by the estate of the late Jimi Hendrix.

Prince wore black bell bottom pants with white buttons like the ones in Jimi's "Hear My Train A Coming" clip of him playing 12 string guitar.

We caught up with legendary drummer Buddy Miles who was very upset over Prince's use of the color purple.
"Purple was Jimi's color. We used to hang out at The Scene Club in New York and it was purple all the way. Well, you know, purple and blond because we loved blondes. Prince is a bad brother but Jimi was all about purple baby!"

Drummer Mitch Mitchell from the original Experience had this to say. "Me girlfriend dragged me to see this Prince film "Grafitti Bridge" and I thought it was going to be a tribute to Jimi's "Rainbow Bridge".
So we sit through this awful acting and all of a sudden I hear me drums! I thought: "Little Miss Lover"? Maybe it is a tribute to Jimi then. Then Prince starts singing "Bang Bang" or some rubbish.
I called his studio and he has this deep voice. I thought he would sound like a chick or something. And he goes: "Don't worry. We'll cut you a check!" and he hung up. And I haven't seen a pound yet!"

Little Richard had this to say: "What! Prince suing the Internet? Wooo! Good! I hope he wins. You know why? 'Cause if he wins that means I'm suing everybody.

I'm suing Pat Boone. I'm suing the ghost of Elvis. I'm suing the Universe. Why? 'Cause they all got it from me."

Entertainment Tonight has hired a "Ghost Whisperer" to contact Jimi:

"I can feel Jimi's presence. He is calm. He says Anna Nicole Smith is really groovy."

(Mary Hart) "Can you ask him about the Prince lawsuit?"

"Sure..... He says he likes Prince and he's not mad or anything. Wait Mary, Jimi says someone wants to say hi."

"Well all right you squares. Everybody buy my book "Memoirs Of A Super Freak". If I were there I'd be working on the movie with Denzel playing me. Or s*** I'm so good looking I'd play myself. Why are you guys contacting Jimi? Excuse me for a minute. "Anna, put my cloud dust back. I'm serious. If you smoke my s*** up I'll kick your a** when God goes to sleep. I'm Rick James in the afterlife b****!"

(Jimi to Rick) The family wants to sue this cat Prince. It ain't no thing to me but....

(Rick) "Prince?".....(To be continued)

[Edited 9/16/07 3:20am]



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Reply #465 posted 09/16/07 5:44am

GiGi319

What worries me even more: Who will Prince sue after he's done with youtube, e-bay,etc.
Will it still be safe to play his songs in the privacy of my home? Can I utter his name in public without his written permission? Is it okay to sing along if I hear his song 'Little red corvette?' Can I still wear my purple sweater? Can I still watch the classical stage-hump in Purple Rain? Do I have to turn the volume down, when he says;'Where are you? Answer me motherfucker!'
Do I have to live in fear from now on, that the PPP (Paisley Park Police) is coming to arrest me, if I don't ask the Prince Camp for permission to watch or listen to anything remotely related to the Purple One? confuse sigh
Somebody, please, please tell me what the hell is wrong? (oops, if that sounded like a line of Prince's Computer Blue, I am asking for forgiveness. I didn't mean to disrespect the Copyright.)
love the one who is Love!
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Reply #466 posted 09/16/07 5:51am

SexyBeautifulO
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GiGi319 said:

What worries me even more: Who will Prince sue after he's done with youtube, e-bay,etc.
Will it still be safe to play his songs in the privacy of my home? Can I utter his name in public without his written permission? Is it okay to sing along if I hear his song 'Little red corvette?' Can I still wear my purple sweater? Can I still watch the classical stage-hump in Purple Rain? Do I have to turn the volume down, when he says;'Where are you? Answer me motherfucker!'
Do I have to live in fear from now on, that the PPP (Paisley Park Police) is coming to arrest me, if I don't ask the Prince Camp for permission to watch or listen to anything remotely related to the Purple One? confuse sigh
Somebody, please, please tell me what the hell is wrong? (oops, if that sounded like a line of Prince's Computer Blue, I am asking for forgiveness. I didn't mean to disrespect the Copyright.)


falloff

Yeah, what's next? He'll be suing us for calling on The Christ? Didn't he copyright that when it when he changed "The Cross"? disbelief
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Reply #467 posted 09/16/07 6:16am

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carlcranshaw said:

This just in: www.libelslanderbullshit.net

Pop Singer sued by Hendrix Estate.

(AP) Pop star Prince who recently sued the world for breathing the same air is being sued by the estate of the late Jimi Hendrix.

Prince wore black bell bottom pants with white buttons like the ones in Jimi's "Hear My Train A Coming" clip of him playing 12 string guitar.

We caught up with legendary drummer Buddy Miles who was very upset over Prince's use of the color purple.
"Purple was Jimi's color. We used to hang out at The Scene Club in New York and it was purple all the way. Well, you know, purple and blond because we loved blondes. Prince is a bad brother but Jimi was all about purple baby!"

Drummer Mitch Mitchell from the original Experience had this to say. "Me girlfriend dragged me to see this Prince film "Grafitti Bridge" and I thought it was going to be a tribute to Jimi's "Rainbow Bridge".
So we sit through this awful acting and all of a sudden I hear me drums! I thought: "Little Miss Lover"? Maybe it is a tribute to Jimi then. Then Prince starts singing "Bang Bang" or some rubbish.
I called his studio and he has this deep voice. I thought he would sound like a chick or something. And he goes: "Don't worry. We'll cut you a check!" and he hung up. And I haven't seen a pound yet!"

Little Richard had this to say: "What! Prince suing the Internet? Wooo! Good! I hope he wins. You know why? 'Cause if he wins that means I'm suing everybody.

I'm suing Pat Boone. I'm suing the ghost of Elvis. I'm suing the Universe. Why? 'Cause they all got it from me."

Entertainment Tonight has hired a "Ghost Whisperer" to contact Jimi:

"I can feel Jimi's presence. He is calm. He says Anna Nicole Smith is really groovy."

(Mary Hart) "Can you ask him about the Prince lawsuit?"

"Sure..... He says he likes Prince and he's not mad or anything. Wait Mary, Jimi says someone wants to say hi."

"Well all right you squares. Everybody buy my book "Memoirs Of A Super Freak". If I were there I'd be working on the movie with Denzel playing me. Or s*** I'm so good looking I'd play myself. Why are you guys contacting Jimi? Excuse me for a minute. "Anna, put my cloud dust back. I'm serious. If you smoke my s*** up I'll kick your a** when God goes to sleep. I'm Rick James in the afterlife b****!"

(Jimi to Rick) The family wants to sue this cat Prince. It ain't no thing to me but....

(Rick) "Prince?".....(To be continued)

[Edited 9/16/07 3:20am]


falloff

You can bet I'll be waitin' for Part 2!

falloff
PRINCE: the only man who could wear high heels and makeup and STILL steal your woman!
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Reply #468 posted 09/16/07 7:06am

PurpleCharm

Sorry, but I really don't understand why some people are taking this so personal. It's ok to not agree with what he's doing, but going out the box about it is a bit much. If he's making a bad decision by suing youtube, pirate baby, ebay, or even the whole damn internet, it's only going to hurt him...not me or any random fan of his. It's his property to do what he wants with it.
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Reply #469 posted 09/16/07 7:13am

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On the flip side, Prince DID give away (for free) his latest album earlier this year. It's like two extremes, one moment he's doing something really cool, the next, he's acting like a total a**hole suing everybody.

What I don't understand is why more artists don't take advantage of YouTube and post their all their music videos to it willingly. Like someone else on here mentioned earlier, YouTube is this generations MTV.

People complain about YouTube making money off of artists material, but what they seldom acknowledge is that YouTube is providing free hosting of video content. Take advantage of it!

The NPGMC didn't pan out, and was likely closed due to it being unprofitable. Instead of footing the bill for hosting all of those videos, why didn't he just put them over at YouTube. It's free advertising!
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Reply #470 posted 09/16/07 7:19am

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Tom said:

On the flip side, Prince DID give away (for free) his latest album earlier this year. It's like two extremes, one moment he's doing something really cool, the next, he's acting like a total a**hole suing everybody.

What I don't understand is why more artists don't take advantage of YouTube and post their all their music videos to it willingly. Like someone else on here mentioned earlier, YouTube is this generations MTV.

People complain about YouTube making money off of artists material, but what they seldom acknowledge is that YouTube is providing free hosting of video content. Take advantage of it!

The NPGMC didn't pan out, and was likely closed due to it being unprofitable. Instead of footing the bill for hosting all of those videos, why didn't he just put them over at YouTube. It's free advertising!



It was really cool, and clever on his part. But not particularly altruistic me thinks, as I'm sure he probably got paid more than what he would have made based on album sales in record stores.

Did he actually add it to the concert ticket sale as well? confuse
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Reply #471 posted 09/16/07 7:27am

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Youtube have crossed the copyright line a lot. Serves them right if you ask me.

I'm siding with Prince on this one, and any other artist who doesn't want a huge company like Google stealing from them.
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Reply #472 posted 09/16/07 7:28am

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carlcranshaw said:

This just in: www.libelslanderbullshit.net

Pop Singer sued by Hendrix Estate.

(AP) Pop star Prince who recently sued the world for breathing the same air is being sued by the estate of the late Jimi Hendrix.

Prince wore black bell bottom pants with white buttons like the ones in Jimi's "Hear My Train A Coming" clip of him playing 12 string guitar.

We caught up with legendary drummer Buddy Miles who was very upset over Prince's use of the color purple.
"Purple was Jimi's color. We used to hang out at The Scene Club in New York and it was purple all the way. Well, you know, purple and blond because we loved blondes. Prince is a bad brother but Jimi was all about purple baby!"

Drummer Mitch Mitchell from the original Experience had this to say. "Me girlfriend dragged me to see this Prince film "Grafitti Bridge" and I thought it was going to be a tribute to Jimi's "Rainbow Bridge".
So we sit through this awful acting and all of a sudden I hear me drums! I thought: "Little Miss Lover"? Maybe it is a tribute to Jimi then. Then Prince starts singing "Bang Bang" or some rubbish.
I called his studio and he has this deep voice. I thought he would sound like a chick or something. And he goes: "Don't worry. We'll cut you a check!" and he hung up. And I haven't seen a pound yet!"

Little Richard had this to say: "What! Prince suing the Internet? Wooo! Good! I hope he wins. You know why? 'Cause if he wins that means I'm suing everybody.

I'm suing Pat Boone. I'm suing the ghost of Elvis. I'm suing the Universe. Why? 'Cause they all got it from me."

Entertainment Tonight has hired a "Ghost Whisperer" to contact Jimi:

"I can feel Jimi's presence. He is calm. He says Anna Nicole Smith is really groovy."

(Mary Hart) "Can you ask him about the Prince lawsuit?"

"Sure..... He says he likes Prince and he's not mad or anything. Wait Mary, Jimi says someone wants to say hi."

"Well all right you squares. Everybody buy my book "Memoirs Of A Super Freak". If I were there I'd be working on the movie with Denzel playing me. Or s*** I'm so good looking I'd play myself. Why are you guys contacting Jimi? Excuse me for a minute. "Anna, put my cloud dust back. I'm serious. If you smoke my s*** up I'll kick your a** when God goes to sleep. I'm Rick James in the afterlife b****!"

(Jimi to Rick) The family wants to sue this cat Prince. It ain't no thing to me but....

(Rick) "Prince?".....(To be continued)

[Edited 9/16/07 3:20am]





hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha

(falls over kicking and giggling)
http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
y'all gone keep messin' around wit me and turn me back to the old me......
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Reply #473 posted 09/16/07 7:33am

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PurpleCharm said:

Sorry, but I really don't understand why some people are taking this so personal. It's ok to not agree with what he's doing, but going out the box about it is a bit much. If he's making a bad decision by suing youtube, pirate baby, ebay, or even the whole damn internet, it's only going to hurt him...not me or any random fan of his. It's his property to do what he wants with it.




Well, i can't speak for everyone but the reason that this pisses me off so bad is it's just another example in a LONG string of examples where Prince in some way, shape or form goes after fans.

Like when he went after the websites and Uptown Magazine. He FORGOT how FREAKING LUCKY he is to a) have the lengthy career that he does and b) a rabid fanbase that thinks so highly of him to create websites, magazines, etc ALL just to talk about him.

He FORGOT that it's the FANS that put him where he is. And instead of PREACHING to us, or trying to tell us HOW and WHERE we should see/view/listen to him, he should APPRECIATE us the way we have APPRECIATED him over the years.


that's what's got my boxers in a bunch.
http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
y'all gone keep messin' around wit me and turn me back to the old me......
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Reply #474 posted 09/16/07 7:34am

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Is he suing fans? Or just asking a 2 billion dollar company to stop infringing on his copyright?
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Reply #475 posted 09/16/07 7:38am

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1p1p1i3 said:

Is he suing fans? Or just asking a 2 billion dollar company to stop infringing on his copyright?




(groan)


i'm not going to re-hash what i've already clearly stated like 8 times in this thread already.

scroll back a few pages and read our thoughts on the internet and the development of companies like YouTube, Myspace and Google.

it's not as black and white and "Prince vs. "evil corporations".

not even close.
http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
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Reply #476 posted 09/16/07 7:40am

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1p1p1i3 said:

Is he suing fans? Or just asking a 2 billion dollar company to stop infringing on his copyright?



Directly? Not yet! I am gonna keep an eye on my mailbox, though! Housequake.com is not a 2 billion dollar company and he's made them stop using his pictures for avatars. What's going on here has nothing to do with money or copyright issues! It's about destroying Prince's career for good this time and it's either self imposed or orchestrated by someone else!
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Reply #477 posted 09/16/07 7:42am

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ButterscotchPimp said:

1p1p1i3 said:

Is he suing fans? Or just asking a 2 billion dollar company to stop infringing on his copyright?




(groan)


i'm not going to re-hash what i've already clearly stated like 8 times in this thread already.

scroll back a few pages and read our thoughts on the internet and the development of companies like YouTube, Myspace and Google.

it's not as black and white and "Prince vs. "evil corporations".

not even close.


Well, there's a lot to read. Sum it up for me. Are YouTube some sort of net heroes, allowing us to watch low-res versions of stuff that was once on the telly? And they do this out of the goodness of their own heart, of course?

YouTube is built on infringing copyright, and they rely on people not enforcing their rights. Most of the user-generated stuff on there is dreadful, and YouTube wouldn't be worth anything if it was only legal stuff on there.
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Reply #478 posted 09/16/07 7:55am

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1p1p1i3 said:

ButterscotchPimp said:





(groan)


i'm not going to re-hash what i've already clearly stated like 8 times in this thread already.

scroll back a few pages and read our thoughts on the internet and the development of companies like YouTube, Myspace and Google.

it's not as black and white and "Prince vs. "evil corporations".

not even close.


Well, there's a lot to read. Sum it up for me. Are YouTube some sort of net heroes, allowing us to watch low-res versions of stuff that was once on the telly? And they do this out of the goodness of their own heart, of course?

YouTube is built on infringing copyright, and they rely on people not enforcing their rights. Most of the user-generated stuff on there is dreadful, and YouTube wouldn't be worth anything if it was only legal stuff on there.



page 14 just about sums it up.

page 7 has some good stuff too.
http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
y'all gone keep messin' around wit me and turn me back to the old me......
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Reply #479 posted 09/16/07 7:57am

PurpleCharm

ButterscotchPimp said:

PurpleCharm said:

Sorry, but I really don't understand why some people are taking this so personal. It's ok to not agree with what he's doing, but going out the box about it is a bit much. If he's making a bad decision by suing youtube, pirate baby, ebay, or even the whole damn internet, it's only going to hurt him...not me or any random fan of his. It's his property to do what he wants with it.




Well, i can't speak for everyone but the reason that this pisses me off so bad is it's just another example in a LONG string of examples where Prince in some way, shape or form goes after fans.

Like when he went after the websites and Uptown Magazine. He FORGOT how FREAKING LUCKY he is to a) have the lengthy career that he does and b) a rabid fanbase that thinks so highly of him to create websites, magazines, etc ALL just to talk about him.

He FORGOT that it's the FANS that put him where he is. And instead of PREACHING to us, or trying to tell us HOW and WHERE we should see/view/listen to him, he should APPRECIATE us the way we have APPRECIATED him over the years.


that's what's got my boxers in a bunch.


You shouldn't take what Prince does so personal.
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