Prince has been accused of plagiarism by two Italians writers for the song "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World". According to the Italian news Adnkronos, TMBGITW is one repeated melody, that is same of a less known song "Takin' me to paradise", composed 10 years before by Bruno Bergonzi and Michele Vicino and singed by Rainard J. An Italian court found Prince actually guilty of plagiarism.

In Italian: http://prince.splinder.co...condannato
and on yahoo http://it.notizie.yahoo.c...ecfd5.html

Can they prove that he had actually heard the song to even copy it for his music?

Translated in google so not sure if this is fact but it seems this was some sort of fraud made against Prince....I don't think its Plagiarism by Prince but by the men in italy trying to pull a fast one...

I'm Italian, trust me... we're all a bunch of crooks

When U think about the idea of an English speaking person going into a record store and seeing two cd singles side by side.

One, "The most Beautiful Girl in the World," by Prince in English
and
Two, "Take me 2 Paradise," by Bergonzi and Vicino" in Italian

U are gonna buy the language U understand, even if the songs were identical. Right?

After listing to the take me to paradise, I can honestly in my opinion that these songs don't sound anything alike and there doesn't seem to be any similarities between the two to even sound anything alike. Just stupid beyond measure.

Thats messed up yo.

prince betta be careful else he gonna end up with as many lawsuits as lil wayne

When did this song come out?
Wasn't it like a long time ago,
so why only now do they come up with this?

wildgoldenhoney said:

because only now do they need the money

Prince Rebuffed In Italian Plagiarism Case
by Mark Worden
January 9, 2009
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An Italian court has ruled that Prince's 1994 hit "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" was plagiarized from a song by two Italian writers. However, it could take several years for a definitive ruling in the case, which has already dragged on since the 1990s.

According to a sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal in Rome, the song borrowed heavily from "Takin' Me to Paradise," written by Bruno Bergonzi and Michele Vicino.

Under the ruling, Prince must stop distributing the song on Italian territory.

He also faces having to pay the royalties he has so far accumulated to Bergonzi and Vicino and their publishers, but only if a final hearing confirms the Italian songwriting duo was plagiarized.

"Our song was first released in 1983, at the height of the Italian dance boom and it appeared on assorted compilations that were distributed internationally," comments Bergonzi. "When we first heard Prince's song we immediately took action, but this case has been dragging on for 15 years and it isn't over yet, such is the slowness of the Italian legal system. We only decided to go public with our story now."

The ruling is in fact an appeal against the original sentence, which, in 2003, rejected Bergonzi and Vicino's claim. This latest ruling was actually made in December 2007 and registered on Feb. 11 last year, but Bergonzi and Vicino have only now spoken out.

For a sentence to become definitive in Italy, a "third degree" ruling is necessary and this could take several more years.

When the case began, publishing for both sides in Italy was handled by Warner/Chappell, in the form of Fortissimo (on behalf of Controversy Music) for Prince, and Chappell for Bergonzi and Vicino. However, Controversy Music and Prince are now represented by Universal Music Publishing.

"We are waiting to see the outcome of the third and final sentence," Universal Music Publishing Italy managing director Claudio Buja tells Billboard.com. "We're wary of making a comment at this stage, but I can say that plagiarism cases are invariably delicate and difficult."

Spokespeople for Prince and Warner/Chappell Italy could not be reached for comment.

jimmyrogertodd said:

Where did you hear it. Is it on the net?

It's the most ridiculous plagiarism accusation I've ever heard. A judge who would rule in favour of these type of things should really be made responsible for his decision.

Anyone know where you can hear this song?

Anybody got a link to this song?

This seems to be just as stupid as Madonna's case in 2005. Back then, her hit single "Frozen" was named as subject of plagiarism because a song from around 1980 has a line that vaguely has the same melody as one line in "Frozen" and Madonna ripped it off after hearing it in France 18 years earlier. Needless to say that was an Italian guy as well.

YO I dont know but aint she supposed to be the most beautiful girl in the world? Ashwara Rie. Ugh beautiful chicks can take ugly pictures sometime. She still hot tho.

link the song

I heard that he is getting sued for plagerism on his new MPLSOUND album...


here is a link to the song he stole. http://www.youtube.com/wa...RzTfgds0UI

Most beautiful Prince girl in the world #1



Most beautiful Prince girl in the world #2,


Most beautiful girl in the world #3


Worst pics of the most beautiful girls in the world (per Prince) thread, now thats plagiarism!!

Dang they all still fine, he upgraded with Ms Valente tho, OhWee baby im hungry!

Sdldawn said:

if prince stole a song then i stole a trillion dollars in a ponzi scheme

It's not plagiarism. At all. The similarities are barely present.

blacktrump said:

you are not obama. knock it off.

cheers!
~svn seven