Prince Sues Three Sites Over Piracy of His Music
Web Sheriff announced that it had successfully removed 2,000 YouTube videos and had 300 auctions pulled from eBay. The statement went on to say "Prince strongly believes artists as the creators and owners of their music need to reclaim their art."
We think that perhaps Prince should reclaim his dignity and stop suing outlets where his fans get together to share music, memorabilia, and experiences. Look Prince, baby, you don't want to do this. Have you looked at Metallica recently? That band's crusade against piracy did nothing for its members' careers.
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Portia @ Sep 14th 2007 1:28PM
The three right's licensing middlemen are stuffing the money in their pants because they have an effective monopoly, while the artists and companies that want to use their music loose. eg, BMI took 75 percent of the money they collected (They are good to themselves!). If they didn't overcharge, I bet YouTube would have signed up a long time ago. They even demand a percentage of a users ad revenue - on top of other fees. They probably even count public domain songs in their streaming hours charging calculations. And YouTube would have to sign with all three.
Paul Bower @ Sep 14th 2007 1:51PM
I think YouTube is worse than Pirate Bay. YouTube has a copy of the music video and distributes it for free. On YouTube music search engines like www.tubejuke.com you can get a feel for the massive amount of music videos that is on there...
matthew @ Sep 16th 2007 3:59PM
Is this the same "Prince" who gave away his latest CD inserted in newspapers because "my music should be free to everyone"???
mazda oxygen sensor @ Oct 18th 2007 12:19AM
youtube.com has been a great site for me as well as clipmarks.com, vibe.com
Bill @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:19AM
Prince should not sue the kid on youtube, he is the only fan he has left on the planet. We should sue Prince for making us endure his latest project.
Kevin @ Nov 7th 2007 11:32AM
I've written a letter to Prince in terms he will understand.
This is clearly the stupidest thing he's ever done.
Kevin @ Nov 7th 2007 11:36AM
Here is the letter: http://kevinesmeier.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/prince-will-sue-u/
Meme @ Dec 11th 2007 3:33PM
If someone has purchased Prince's CDs in the past and is now "weeding out" so they decide to sell the CDs they no longer listen to much on Ebay, WHAT right does Prince have to stop them? That is what I want to know. I was a fan of Prince and his "art" for years, but all of this nonsense has left me and several of my friends now saying "Prince WHO"??
Akrid @ Jul 4th 2008 2:37PM
I actually agree with his motive, but not how he goes about it. I think artist should be able to sell their music directly, but I guess it will all work through ads now.