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CalhounSq said:

yeah, i'm sure someone could photoshop it and add an "s" or maybe find a better icon saying "news" elsewhere. maybe even a small version of the "N.E.W.S." album cover.

bananacologne said:

What happened with Tony and Levi? Was there a law suit? Over what?


U know, the worst part of this whole thing for Prince...is that he is starting to convince the general public that he is a changed man as a result of his new religion, etc...no cursing, no sex, family shows, respecting kids, granting interviews, etc. Now this? How does this fit with the "new image?"

whatever...just keep the music coming!

mrdespues said:

THAT is a good idea

I hope that kid gets what he deserves!! He has no right to take PRINCES pic. that is pubic property!! LOL....man, I got tired of readin all the replies to this funny topic. I think prince shouldnt be makin a big deal, but , he's done worse things though. I really could care less, unless it happened to me!!!

CalhounSq said:

Yeah, I think so...

Like this?



Should I orgnote Ben?

mrdespues said:

CalhounSq said:

ok, done...now we'll just have to wait and see.

Revolution said:

Prince has always enjoyed suing his fans like no other artist I've heard of, so I am not surprised at all

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Please do it, that would be great

Where does the 50,000 number come from?

The kid should sue Prince for the cost of a new digital camera. $50,000 seems a bit expensive though

Prince, buy the kid a new camera, and apologise for your heavy-handed staff.

ian said:

wow, haven't seen you are in a long time! where you been?

don't believe the hype. by acts of ommission, the media reports skewed information that leads the reader to misinterpretation and false conclusion. the suits should be a matter of public record. hopefully someone in the Minneapolis area can go to the court clerk's office where they were filed and reproduce them here on this site

okay, i'm decided. Immaturity rules.

As soon as prince comes to the UK and steps off the plane i'm gonna stand there with 5 cameras taking pictures like a maniac. shouting, "prince! set your bodyguard on me, prince!"

and then run away, of course.

this is so crazy prince you think you are god of something as many pictures of him all over the dam internet whats the freaking problem with some kid takeing your picture .this is the reason that i'm slowly turning away from prince .he is a difficult person .

Wheels said:

In the mid-90s,Tony M. and Levi Seacer Jr. sued Prince,claiming that they were never paid royalties for song that they co-wrote with him ("Sexy MF","My Name Is Prince",etc).

mrdespues said:

Ah, I'm still around a bit, lurking!

Oh come on now, Prince. Jesus didnt confiscate the towel off his disciple now did he? WWJD Prince? WWJD?

YAY!

I hope Prince gets lots of money!

OH PRINCE GROW the HEC up...You're starting to look like your nasty self again ....i thought he had grown up and anyone should be able to take a picture of him anytime he's in open public property...acting like a spoiled child...why didnt you let him keep his camera and say"God Loves U" and leave it at that!

NothinG said:

Huh?

who cares?

madartista said:

You get two hugs for your honesty!

Come on... isn't he making enough money during this trial..

sag10 said:

I'll never turn down a Sag hug! And TWO????

theblueangel said:

I'M READY 4 WAR!!!!!

(N.B. this is in regard to a case in the UK) Earlier this year Naomi Campbell sued a newspaper for taking her photo, and won. Here are some excerpts from an article published about the ruling (Source:broadcastnow.co.uk):-



Although this ruling only applies to published photographs, it could only be a short while before a court decides that it is an invasion of privacy to take someone's picture without their consent.

Seems like calhoun square's observation is right on the button here , Prince is countersuing because it was alleged HE INSTRUCTED HIS BODYGUARD TO ASSAULT SOMEONE , hes not countersuing to be a big superstar bully , hes defending his reputation as far as I see it.
Sure the initial incident wasnt pretty or great PR for Prince but if the students now claiming Prince deliberately got him beat up I'm right with Prince here in defending his name.

PhilBH said:

yep, but broadcastnow.co.uk is being a teeny bit misleading with that very general statement. it was pretty much accepted by all parties that if the subject of the photos was a "private" (i.e. non-public) person, or a public person who had not told the lies that Campbell had, the photos would in any event have been an invasion of her privacy.

so it came down to public interest vs. a right of privacy. And the latter won. the point is, there is already a right enshrined in the Human Rights Act as regards privacy (from Article 8 of the ECHR), and there are other laws as well which deal with similar subject matter, such as the Protection from Harrassment Act. what this decision really did was to emphasise the clear requirement to justify any disclosure of private photographic information, and what made something 'private'. prince walking off an aeroplane in the UK ain't nothing private, but attending narcotics anonymous apparently is.

the case sucked, as far as i'm concerned. allowed to publish a story rejecting Ms Campbell's lies about not attending narcotics anonymous, but you can't publish a photo of it.

okay, i'm done boring everyone to sleep now. ta ta.

[This message was edited Wed Jun 16 12:12:18 2004 by TheFrog]

moonshine said:

but if Prince did tell his bodyguard to take the camera, doesn't he have some responsibility? Whatever the case, I don't see how this boils down to Prince defending his name. It would have been best defended by not stealing the camera!