udo said:

i know, i'm just taking the piss.

Prince is a whack job!

He needs to understand that he isn't in control all the time. If Target wants the commercial taken down than so be it but shorty signed a contract and if Target wants to play a commercial on youtube there's nothing stopping them. Not even the worlds biggest ego maniac.

mschirmer said:

no way dude prince doesn't believe in contracts.

are you trying to say his convictions are pliable.

What a fucking gooddamn idiot THIS is how out of control Prince is. FREE ADVERTISING to sell his product is a threat to his ego. He's fucking sick in the head and I'm thrilled I haven't put one fucking penny in his pocket with this Lotus project.

purplecam said:

You should be appalled that Prince is turning on free ways to advertise the project you're so in love with. Don't you want him to be successful?

Whitnail said:

Who's going to be naked...them or u and do we get pics?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I dunno about anyone else but I don;t really care how successful he uis as long as he keeps making music.

I mean yeah I'd like some of my mates to enjoy prince too but other than that I'd be happy to be among a minority of prince fans as long as he keeps recording anyway.

Why are people suprised? Why wouldn't he want the commercial to be removed when he doesn't want the other stuff to be there? Even music videos are advertisements. So it would only be odd if he let them have the commercial. It's obviously all about control and principles for P.

But I haven't seen a good source varifying the topic of this thread. And it doesn't always necessarily have to be Prince personally who demands these things. Couldn't it have been Target who didn't want it to be there?

VenusBlingBling said:

the youtube note says it was removed by request of npg.

the better question, to me, is, does prince even have the right to demand the commercial be removed? yes, it's his likeness and image, but the commercial most likely belongs to target.

chillichocaholic said:

we have this trampoline routine on Sundays

Spank86 said:

The asskissing and the way our society has been fucking brainwashed to accept any type of behavior from thei savior just sickens me

stanleylieber said:

Okay. Still, the guy has people who work for and with him..
I dunno if he's got the right or not, bit imo it's very possible when he's the one the commercial is about.

stanleylieber said:

He probably does, although I would imagine they could overrule him if they were of a mind to.

Spank86 said:

who really cares, the commercial is crap anyway, totally out of sync, probably the reason he wanted it pulled

Whitnail said:

How SAD if he wanted a commercial pulled because it sucked and that suck ass commercial is still playing on TV

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

hey those are just assumptions

oh wait.

You know, everytime Prince pulls some crazy shit, I think to myself "Oh he's REALLY lost his mind this time!" But then, of course, he pulls MORE crazy shit. I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not. He's a fool for this one.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Thats Prince or not? he was never one for reading the small writing but a total SLAVE (insert bitch, cunt at free will) when he didnt get his way

But we still love him...maybe that is SAD

Whitnail said:

I can't stand his stupid ass these days so remove me from that club!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Easier said than done

stanleylieber said:

Well, he no longer uses it, and even if he did, still doesn't put a stamp on it.

VenusBlingBling said:

Exactly. It would be hypocritical of him if he allowed the commercial to play on youtube, while at the same time, has made it clear that he doesn't want his songs/vids on there.

2elijah said:

No, it makes him stupid with no principles or values.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It's just two different ways of thinking, yours and his. Some think Pirate Bay is fantastic, some think it's horrible. Both sides have their points.

VenusBlingBling said:

but prince doesn't make points. he says a bunch of vague stuff and lets you decide to agree or disagree with him because you think he's saying something you agree or disagree with. it's great for pop lyrics but maybe not so great for legal matters.

Spank86 said:

I have to say Im with u. I don't care how well he charts or dosent chart and I wonder if people realise that some artists pay good money to gain a certain place on the charts, they dont just get there because people buy the music...food for thought I think.

Wow... a five page bitch fest over a 30 second commercial clip.

Since Prince obviously has issues with You Tube... why would any one be shocked that he doesn't want hie likeness on there period... even if it indirectly benefits him. Where I come from... if you talk down on something... only to turn around and use it 'only' if its benefits you... you're called a hypocrite. I'm pretty sure that these same people bitching about him wanting the commercial removed from You Tube would do exactly that... call him a friggin' hypocrite if he did allow it to stay up and they knew about it.

But most important about copyrights and the like... you have to exercise them all of the time or run the risk of losing the power behind those rights. If he allowed you tube to play some things which were illegally uploaded (i.e. vids they didn't own the rights or have permission to upload to in the first place)... people would have a case in other instances of uploaded material.

Another factor to consider is that Target more likely than not has exclusive rights to promote and sale Lotusflow3r. Prince is likely contracted to uphold those rights. Allowing the commercial to play on You tube could very easily compromise those rights. Every organization does not view You Tube as free advertising. Many view You Tube as opportunistic as they get money from their hits. I'm pretty sure neither target nor Prince is in the market of making money for You Tube.

BigDaddyHQ said:

valid points lmao @ five page bitch fest!! I mean really though people,look who started this thread someone who is always bitching about everything Prince does. Either Prince or the author of this thread should be laughing if they read this.

At this stage of his lunacy even if a radio station would play a single he'd call up and threaten to sue.

lazycrockett said:

well it is his material after all. just because he sent out the promo cds to disc jockeys, that was NOT an invitation for them to play them on the air.