Remember back in 2003 when Prince asked through the NPGMC for fans to return bootlegs to him.

How many of you sent the bootlegs back and my main question is, did you get any reward or anything in return? (Apart from the clear conscience!)

Did you offer to pay him for them instead?

Do you regret it or did you copy them before hand anyway?

What are your stories?!?

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TheFreakerFantastic said:

Remember back in 2003 when Prince asked through the NPGMC for fans to return bootlegs to him.

How many of you sent the bootlegs back and my main question is, did you get any reward or anything in return? (Apart from the clear conscience!)

Did you offer to pay him for them instead?

Do you regret it or did you copy them before hand anyway?

What are your stories?!?

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I sent him back Rave and New Power Soul, with a request for a refund. I don't think he found it too funny.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Remember back in 2003 when Prince asked through the NPGMC for fans to return bootlegs to him.

How many of you sent the bootlegs back and my main question is, did you get any reward or anything in return? (Apart from the clear conscience!)

Did you offer to pay him for them instead?

Do you regret it or did you copy them before hand anyway?

What are your stories?!?

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I sent him back Rave and New Power Soul, with a request for a refund. I don't think he found it too funny.

ROFL!

did i fuck. i put a turd in a paper bag, set it on fire and rang the doorbell

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I should send him the soundboard 'First Ave' show so he can see how it's supposed to be done... without excess overdubs and edits.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

A clear conscience? Why would I feel guilty about having a copy of a song Prince copied for someone else?

Spinlight said:

A clear conscience? Why would I feel guilty about having a copy of a song Prince copied for someone else?

Knowing that Prince doesn't want you to buy them illegally, especially if buying them encourages theft. I always felt a bit uncomfortable about it, especially as Prince is the one who made them.

When i first discovered some online I felt a bit guilty as if i'd got into the Vault without permission, I toyed with the idea of sending Prince a cheque for all the music I had heard but then figured that it could bust the fans who are just trying to help other fans and that he probably knows about it already.

However, I think this free bootleg movement is to be applauded as its not profiting from Prince but it sharing the music, hell, even he may approve of that.

I've always maintained that if Prince doesn't like bootlegging in general, the way to beat it is to set up a site to sell or release them himself. Imagine how much money and new joiners he would have made if he released the 1984 birthday concert himself through a website for example.

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I personally don't approve of those bootlegs that you can buy, but I've got no problem with free bootlegs.

802 said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

I sent him back Rave and New Power Soul, with a request for a refund. I don't think he found it too funny.

good one

purpledoveuk said:

802 said:

I personally don't approve of those bootlegs that you can buy, but I've got no problem with free bootlegs.

Its a weird double-standard isn't it...not to mind 'stealing' as long as somebody doesn't get paid...

This probably would be considered weird as well, but I don't care.

* I don't like audience recording bootlegs [including video bootlegs], but I don't mind soundboard / TV-Radio broadcast bootlegs.

* I wouldn't ever bootleg any officially released recordings [including concert films]

alexnvrmnd777 said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Remember back in 2003 when Prince asked through the NPGMC for fans to return bootlegs to him.

How many of you sent the bootlegs back and my main question is, did you get any reward or anything in return? (Apart from the clear conscience!)

Did you offer to pay him for them instead?

Do you regret it or did you copy them before hand anyway?

What are your stories?!?

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[Edited 5/9/11 13:22pm]

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I sent him back Rave and New Power Soul, with a request for a refund. I don't think he found it too funny.

hey don't slag rave off, that album saved lambs!!!!!!!

802 said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Remember back in 2003 when Prince asked through the NPGMC for fans to return bootlegs to him.

How many of you sent the bootlegs back and my main question is, did you get any reward or anything in return? (Apart from the clear conscience!)

Did you offer to pay him for them instead?

Do you regret it or did you copy them before hand anyway?

What are your stories?!?

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I sent him back Rave and New Power Soul, with a request for a refund. I don't think he found it too funny.

Too bad because that was really funny!

802 said:

I personally don't approve of those bootlegs that you can buy, but I've got no problem with free bootlegs.

+1. Although I did it often in Greenwich Village pre-internet, I would never for a moment consider paying for a bootleg these days. I feel the same way about merch; I won't buy in the parking lot. I rarely buy a concert shirt, but if I do, I make sure it's the artist getting paid.

Imaginative said:

802 said:

I personally don't approve of those bootlegs that you can buy, but I've got no problem with free bootlegs.

+1. Although I did it often in Greenwich Village pre-internet, I would never for a moment consider paying for a bootleg these days. I feel the same way about merch; I won't buy in the parking lot. I rarely buy a concert shirt, but if I do, I make sure it's the artist getting paid.

I haven't paid for a bootleg in years, but if money could convince some collectors to release uncirculating studio outtakes or soundboard recordings, I would actually pay for them. Yeah, I know, it's completely immoral, but I don't care.