I'm from England and I only have a debit card (difficult to get a bank account without one). No credit card. I joined up no problem at all.

So because someone doesn't have money for something, they should still get it for free, while all the rest of us pay for it...ok.

Yes it's what is known by crazy folk like myself as being CHARITABLE Serena...
[Edited 3/28/09 11:58am]

What a boring moaning thread by some miserable so and so who is miffed at throwing $77 down the toilet.

Get over it and move on.

Theres more to life than a Prince website.

My point is that people feel like he hasn't "Freed the Music" because he's made a lot less material (both new and old) available for purchase than people expected back then.

Hence they deliver some payback by pirating. Again, I'm not justifying that, but I do think it's a part of the psychology.

I like that. But I also don't mind subsidizing other Prince fans.

What about the people who has paid membership yet are STILL unable to download the music, or navigate the site

What about the European fans who can afford the site but cant join because the site doesnt accept their payment details? Patience is a virtue yes but not every one has it, or lost it quickly this past week.

What about the fans who wish to have a look at the site but honestly CANT afford it?

Lastly what about all the fans worldwide who dont own credit cards?


[Edited 3/28/09 9:44am]

Those are all fair sentiments, but keep in mind that Prince has largely backtracked on things he's stated in the past, whether in interviews, press releases, or otherwise.

The SLAVE Prince told fans that freeing himself of the WB chains would allow him to release a lot more material than he has ultimately done. There are probably a lot of reasons why it's ended up that way, but part of it has to do with the fact that his current beliefs make him turn his back on a lot of what he did back then.

The argument that it's his music and his right to do what he want with it has some merit, but then he should have said that from the beginning instead of lobbying his fanbase to pressure WB for years only for him to have a change of heart about it.

Lastly, I disagree slightly with the argument that it's his right to decide what does and doesn't see the light of day. If you take his view that the songs are his children, does a parent own a child and have a right to dictate everything about their life, or do you eventually have to let it go?

It's one thing if Prince wants to keep all of the money off his work. I totally respect that. It's another if he wants to bury it because he's decided he doesn't like what it represents.