On his own web site;

http://www.3121.com/blog/?s=finesse


[Edited 9/13/07 22:38pm]

Did they forget that they were using youtube for a Larry Graham piece and also Finesse Mitchell?

Dumb dumb dumb. Whoever is running that site is more than likely also a part of the suit trying to go after youtube and ebay which makes it even funnier that those links are up.

What's funny is, I doubt Prince is directly the cause for this, but more likely his people who lurk online who pretend to have his best interest at heart but in the end, do more harm than good and make it a bigger issue than it is.

Those reviews on 3121.com are a joke and so is this.

forget it, it's Prince looks like he can do anything he wants on the ne, but nobody else can.

banishedones666 said:

"99% of the stuff online is totally unauthorised," he told MediaGuardian.co.uk.
Maybe these are part of the 1%

Jochem said:

sure. there may be some things he doesn't want floating around, other stuff he doesn't mind.

i'm thinking his issues must have a lot to do with creative control of his image.

Clearly, he doesn't mind the YouTubes of other folks. He just doesn't want them posting his stuff.

I'm sure the world is full of people who would choose a low-grade postage stamp on their computer over purchasing the professional video for your television (I just haven't run across any of them yet).

I of course only mean in theory, because most of these videos can't be purchased anywhere at any price.

But this really isn't about lost revenues, is it?

This is about control and power over one's image, including things like the Super Bowl or Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that he will never own.

Prince is completely out to lunch on this one, but at least he's now picking on someone his own size.

He'll be crushed, but then claim it as a victory for artists when YouTube and others start doing the same thing they've always done (removing videos from their site just as soon as they figure out there is a copyright issue).

And I could tell Prince the same thing for 1/1000 the price he'll be paying those pricey lawyers.

Oh well. "I got a lot of money, but I don't want to spend it on me!"

Problem solved.

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[Edited 9/14/07 10:00am]

supposedly he doesn't like other people covering his songs
but he seems to have no problem covering other people

going under makes me wonder

sometimes

And now they have been removed. Good job bonehead!
[Edited 9/14/07 14:39pm]

Heiress said:

And guess what!!! Prince has that right to pick and choose what he wants us to see and what he doesn't. I support Prince.

4bjb said:

Good for you. Whaddaya want a cookie??

4bjb said:

This will affect some of the obsessed fans the most, I guess... it's not going to change my world too much one way or the other.

(after all, I can still see old duran duran on youtube. )

As for Prince, I imagine his recent performances will crop up here & there on the internet.

I sure hope he put some things up on 3121, like he did at the club.