I don't get these artists? If you are not gonna allow your stuff on youtube, why not profit from it and start a youtube-like site of your own??

Exactly.I think many of the older artists simply do not "get" the Internet.They don't know how to use it to their full advantage.This is certainly the case with Prince.

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They get it they just want to be compensated.

"It might interest them to go out and buy some of his old albums."

But it has not. P saw a boost in sales when he was out on the Musicology tour.
Young people today are not running out and buying CD. They are downloading illegally or listening to music on YOUTUBE or some of the other sites. It is not helping sales.

vainandy said:

You are so crazy vainandy.

I hate that Prince and others won't use youtube to their advantage. I understand where they are coming from in wanting to make money off of these videos & yeah something should go to all of them but to me, it's the principle. So what if these videos don't increase CD sales or move anymore concert tickets? We as fans should be able to go to any video site and be able to see a video that we enjoy from our favorite artist(s) at any given time. If there is a TV performance that these artists have done on award shows or tv specials, we should be able to see them on these sites. Seeing them reminds the fans why they are fans to begin with, it can help give them new fans or give non-fans newfound respect for these artists. It's just mind-boggling that these artists involved in all of this stuff can't get past their pride and greed to see this. It's not a good look for any ot them.

In the last days i have discovered that not only Prince, but also another 'musical hero' of mine, Van Morrison, seemed to have give orders to remove all of his material from sites likes Youtube and Videogoogle.

About a year ago there was a tonload of great material from Van Morrison to be found on Youtube, especially several great live-performances i wouldn't otherwise have seen and enjoyed in my life. But next to that, also most of his 'regular' musicvideo's have dissapeared from those sites.

I REALLY don't get the point of such actions. I mean, as an artist, an musician, you should be proud that people put so much splendid material on the net, and let others share that joy with you. Isn't it?
Next to that sites like Youtube give younger people, who havent really got the opportunity to 'know' your music, possibilities to get in touch with your muse.

The sad thing is, the removal of all of those splendid material (especially the live performances) from two of my favourite musicians, kills the promotion of their music among younger people.
It only makes them think in plattitudes about those artists: Van as some grumpy old man, a fossil from the sixties who once sang 'Brown Eyed Girl', and Prince as some weird, half man-half female, singing with a high voice, some hitmaker from the eighties.

Luckily, the nr. 3 of my musical favourites, REM, seem to keep a very democratic and open view when it comes to their material being showed on sites like Youtube and Video-google.

Nonetheless, the way Prince and Van Morrison are dealing with copyright issues, and the availability of their material on te net, seems very contraproductive for me, careerkilling even.

If people your age don't care about the Rollling Stones because their music isn't on youtube, then they're morons!!! Especially since their music is heard everywhere else.

It's not like they're this up & coming band that depends on the Internet to build their fan base.

Artists like The Stones, Van Morrison, and Prince aren't gonna suddenly have people not show up to their concerts because they don't have a video up on Youtube!!!

"It might interest them to go out and buy some of his old albums."

But it has not. P saw a boost in sales when he was out on the Musicology tour.
Young people today are not running out and buying CD. They are downloading illegally or listening to music on YOUTUBE or some of the other sites. It is not helping sales.

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They get it they just want to be compensated.

-----At this time there is no proof that YOUTUBE is helping artist sell records or putting butts in concert seats.

viewaskew said:

Exactly.It's all about EXPOSURE.There are many young Prince fans who never got the chance to see his old videos.YouTube is a great promotional tool for artists.Prince's problem is that he is a control freak.The Internet is the one thing that he can't control,which is why he has some many problems with it.

There's no proof that it's not. However, they are able to see their work, which may generate enough interest in it to buy an album or see a show. Close enough to proof.

No,they're just greedy and out of touch with reality.

Exactly.It's all about EXPOSURE.There are many young Prince fans who never got the chance to see his old videos.YouTube is a great promotional tool for artists.Prince's problem is that he is a control freak.The Internet is the one thing that he can't control,which is why he has some many problems with it.

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You really think Prince needs more exposure !!!. P wants to get paid and in the end I think YOUTUBE will cough up some sort of fee to the publishing companies.

If people your age don't care about the Rollling Stones because their music isn't on youtube, then they're morons!!! Especially since their music is heard everywhere else.

It's not like they're this up & coming band that depends on the Internet to build their fan base.

Artists like The Stones, Van Morrison, and Prince aren't gonna suddenly have people not show up to their concerts because they don't have a video up on Youtube!!!