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Prince & Village People, what a bizarre couple... do you remember ? This was a story most of us rather wants to forget, right? 
But it was something that made me wonder... WHY did Prince and the gay disco band Village People join forces...? 
I mean, really... couldn't Prince handle the lawsuits himself - wasn't "Prince & Village People", just a bizarre way of creating more attention to this in the media? As a Prince fan, reading this, I sure wasn't too proud about it.... should one laugh - or cry. Prince and Village People dive into Pirate Bay
Young man, there's no need to download By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author Posted in Music and Media, 18th February 2008 12:16 GMT The Village People have joined forces with pint-sized popster Prince in an effort to slap The Pirate Bay with yet another copyright infringement lawsuit. According to a report on Swedish news website E24.se, Web Sheriff’s John Giacobbi has been talking up plans to sue the BitTorrent tracker site in both US and Swedish courts for millions of dollars worth of damages. Prince’s lawyers, with the help of the Web Sheriff, first said that they planned to sue The Pirate Bay in September last year. Giacobbi told El Reg at the time that a Swedish law firm had been enlisted to tackle the popular site in court. So far, no legal action has been forthcoming. Now, several other artists have joined Prince’s crusade to rid the internet of alleged copyright infringements, as well as arguably grabbing some free publicity along the way. The Village People, best known for their arm-waving, hip-shaking 70s disco hit YMCA, will also sue The Pirate Bay with a lawsuit that accuses the site of helping to illegally distribute copyright material. Copyright holders of Chet Baker’s back catalogue and Van Morrison’s music may also be included in the lawsuit. Web Sherrif was not available to comment today. Just last month Swedish prosecutors brought criminal charges against four men involved in running Pirate Bay. Meanwhile the Purple One had a very busy 2007 in which he threatened legal action against the likes of eBay, several unofficial Prince websites and even an 18-month-old baby for having a boogie to one of his songs on YouTube. http://www.theregister.co...irate_bay/ am I the only here, who think this case was really nutty ? 
I like those disco songs (Go West, YMCA etc.), but I had never ever imagined I would see a headline with this disco band and.. Prince. [Edited 1/27/10 22:44pm] [Edited 1/27/10 22:48pm] Prince 4Ever.  | |
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 well it does say the vill people joined forces with prince on his crusade, there's no suggestion he invited them, so panic over no hanky panky, but the article is funny, i suppose prince was glad for any support with his fight against the pirates | |
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I admire how Prince stands up for what is right - regardless of the number of people who want to steal and say it is ok. | |
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I used to tell my kids that the Village People owned all of the "YMCA's." It's so fun to tell kids crazy stuff.  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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