I just found this online. Any thoughts?

http://www.liveleak.com/v...1196960041

Oh no he didn't???? Come on now...this has got to be a mistake! Prince just wouldn't violate somebody's copyright like that, would he?

when will they b paid for the work he stold?

uh oh.

Wow.
Did "Phone Sex" come out first or did "Girl 6"?

and...Didn't P have some kind of beef with Spike Lee before?

I'll be damned. Im guessing that Girl 6 on DVD will now be out of print.

Prince...

sue that shit!

How embarrassing. Well, it´s not the first time something like this happens.
At least the liner notes credit this song to Tommy Barbarella and not Prince.

KoolEaze said:

That's cold. Prince saw this coming and credited it to Tommy B. What a turd.

When James Brandon, manager and music promoter, visited Clarence B. Lee in March 1994 he viewed it as a strictly professional affair built on mutual trust. James Brandon is slamming a multi-million dollar suit against all those who have allegedly infringed on the copyright in one way or the other, and the list is long.

Barbados (PRWEB) December 6, 2007 -- On November 23, 2007 Ernest W. Jackman, Attorney-At-Law in Barbados, filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit (File #2220 Supreme Court of Judicature, Barbados) on behalf of James Brandon's company, Brandnu Entertainment Inc. The suit argues that the hit single entitled "Girl6", which was released in 1996 by Spike Lee and performed by Prince, was found to have taken significant portions of the original work of R&B group "GOMAB's" song "Phone Sex", a group that Brandon was managing at the time. The lawsuit maintains that GOMAB's intellectual property was stolen and repackaged as someone else's work.

The suit filed is against all those who have allegedly infringed on the copyright in one way or the other, and the list is long. They include: Prince, who did the title song, New Power Generation, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks Inc., 40 Acres & A Mule Musicworks Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Corporation, MGM, HBO, Starz Media, Starz Cinema, Starz In Black, Warner Brothers, Anchor Bay, The Walt Disney Company and Time Warner.

In 1997-1999 I had several meetings with attorneys in the United States. While the attorneys acknowledged it was a valid case, I didn't have the monetary means to fund the discovery and court case at the time.
According to Brandon, "In 1997-1999 I had several meetings with attorneys in the United States. While the attorneys acknowledged it was a valid case, I didn't have the monetary means to fund the discovery and court case at the time." Brandon continues to explain, "After managing international acts over the years and just returning from Barbados in 2006, I found that the movie 'Girl 6' was currently running multiple airings on several cable channels (HBO, Starz in Black, Fox Movie Channel, Starz 5 Cinema) making the infringement current. In addition, I also found that the movie just went to DVD in its 10th anniversary edition in 2006 (Anchor Bay released 2006). Since I was doing business and spending a lot of time in Barbados, I decided to take legal action while there."

Brandon retained Attorney Ernest W. Jackman, LLB (Hons) in Barbados who has assembled an impressive legal team and obtained all documents/information needed in 1996 to present so the case can go forward. A Deed of Assignment has been made giving BrandNu Entertainment Inc. the copyrights to the song "Phone Sex". The suit is filed under an international copyright treaty act at the Supreme Court in Barbados, the base of his company, and promises to be a test case for the act.

For more information, visit www.youtube.com/princeleelawsuit

Shut up already! Damn!

sue the midget!!!!

There's a certain similarity, but I'm not sure that it's close enough to win a case
over. Also, when's this GOMAB track supposed to have been released? I don't
remember it at all, and I can't find any record of the band or the track anywhere
on the net (other than it's mention in this case).

They sound a little bit alike but I am not sure if this guy has a case and when was the GOMAB song published.

BorisFishpaw said:

How do you know Tommy B did not write the song? And how would P know a lawsuit was coming when the suit was filed last year.
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squirrelgrease said:

It really doesn't matter. The important factor here is...Prince is being sued for making the very same violations he's suing and intimidating other people for.

Something I'm pretty sure the judges in those cases are going to frown upon!

And the hypocrisy of it all, stinks so bad, I doubt he'll ever be able to get that stench off.

laurarichardson said:

"It really doesn't matter" I guess it does not matter to you that Prince has not sued anyone and he will have his day in court on this issue.

Like I said before it all depends on when or if this guy copyrighted the song.

Some chick just sued Beyonce over a song and lost the case. You got to prove it to win.

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SexyBeautifulOne said:

laurarichardson said:

Oh come on....since when does Prince allow his bandmembers to write songs for him? It's possible that Tommy had a little input,but I think it's safe to say that "Girl 6" is a Prince composition,despite what the credits say.I remember reading that,because he was feuding with Warners at the time,the song was credited to "The New Power Generation" but we all know who's really behind it.

Really? Prince is not suing anyone for violating his copyright?

laurarichardson said:

MikeMatronik said:

Why would Prince knowingly steal someone else's song? It doesn't make sense

SoulAlive said:

I looked it up a few seconds ago. It clearly says " Lyrics by Prince, music by Tommy Barbarella, produced and arranged by Prince. Performed by the New Power Generation "
Not only is the music very similar but also the lyrics, i.e both songs are about phone sex, and the music is very similar. That, in my opinion, is the real issue here. As I said,this is not the first and not the last time he got "inspired" by someone elses song, and it´s all good, in my opinion. No big deal, really.

Still, a bit strange that he thought he could get away with this, or that he even had the nerve to borrow so obviously.

As Oscar Wilde said, genius steals.

laurarichardson said:

If you (allegedly)steal a song, it's bound to catch up with you. Simple cause and effect.
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Jeffiner said:

Have you ever heard Laid Back´s "White Horse" ? Or Marc Bolan´s predecessor to Cream ? ( Can´t remember the name off the top of my head) .There are lots of other examples.

No big deal, really, as I said above. This happens all the time and doesn´t take away anything from his shine and his genius but your question is really interesting : Why would Prince knowingly do something like this ? And why did he do it in the past ? He doesn´t need it, that´s for sure, and most of the time he did it, the songs never became huge hits anyway ( well, except for Do Me Baby and maybe Erotic City and Cream but even that is debatable). Why does a prolific, brilliant artist like Prince get inspired by other people´s songs ?
It´s a bit strange for someone who came up with the most original songs in pop history all by himself.
And this Girl 6 thingy was never ever really a hit to begin with, so I don´t know why those folks are suing him. Neither movie nor soundtrack were big hits commercially, and I don´t recall a huge, big hit Girl 6 single.

KoolEaze said:

Don't these things sometimes happen unwittingly? Somebody, somewhere said that everyone steals from everyone else (usually not intentionally) but there are only so many combinations you can make musically! Well, that's a concise post!

Internet "Booters" celebrate!




Now, they can make Prince ease the threats because he is named in a lawsuit..

Wrong..

Still, the photos and the music that they want are still his, and have nothing to do with this situation.




Putting Prince's name, or any name in a lawsuit means nothing.. Most of those spouting venom because Prince will not allow them to have their way, would actually be in jail by now if this were the case.

Keep spending everyday of your precious lives trying to find any dirt on the internet about this man..

You can prove to him that the photos and some boots, boot dicussions, or illegal and un-authorized materials mean nothing to you.

Close, or end all of your Prince fansites! It will never, ever happen. All talk, bravado, ego, and bitterness over something that really doesn't belong to you.

Prince's fanbase has provided a little community for those to network, meet people, and some to generate $$$$ (and they know it). I just don't trust those who scream the loudest over U.S. and Internationl Copyright Laws regrading Prince's photos and music. I believe that some are stirring the bitterness here because they can no longer have their way on the internet, and it's sad.

I doubt that Prince would be the only hypocrite..Not by a long shot.


"This is what it sounds like...When "Booters" Cry."
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The GOMAB track, "Phone Sex", sounds like "Girl 6" & "Gett Off" by Prince, and Faze O's "Riding High".

What a mess for them.

Linn4days said:

When did that happen?

Linn4days said:

what in the world?

Belle said:

That's definitely Faze O's "Riding High". Did they have permission to use it? A definite fact that will matter in this case!

I kept swearing I heard "Gett Off" similarities but I didn't want to mention that because you know how folks can get around here but since you brought it up...umm...yeah I hear "Gett Off" similarities too!

I hear "Girl 6"similarities all up and through it. If nothing else this is going to be fun to watch!
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