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Has Prince finally lost the plot re:- piracy?

mel the bellmel the bell
edited January 2014 in Chit chat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25927363

hes apparently taken ?13m legal action against 22 FANS for distributing bootlegs of his concerts.
I'm sorry but i think he's finally rocked off his rocker, or feels far too big for a dwarf.
I know the songs are his copyrighted material, i know he doesnt want people earning from HIS music but cmon, they are bootlegs, theyre not available to buy

i know its legally a bit of a grey area collecting live bootlegs. but fans want to hear and keep everything they can on their favourite artist, if they cant buy the thing then they will tape it, or in this case download it.
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  • colecole
    edited January 2014
    I was just thinking the other day that you don't seem to hear from him anymore.
    He must be knocking on a bit now?

    <EDIT>He's 55; not so bad.</EDIT>
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited January 2014
    yes, he's mental...it's not even piracy for profit is it, just fans trading live shows of their favourite artist. you can find live bootlegs online of pretty much every major recording artist of the past 50 years no biggie, but prince has a problem...
  • slenkarslenkar
    edited January 2014
    what an %**HOLE!!

    He must have napoleon syndrome or something.

    (I never liked any of music either but that's besides the point)
  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited January 2014
    We all know that home taping is killing music :grin:

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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited January 2014
    murtceps wrote: »
    We all know that home taping is killing music :grin:

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    yeah you best watch out for that c90 in yer loft that features one of his hit songs that you recorded off the radio in 1984 cos his lawyers will be after your ass :P
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  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited January 2014
    Did he not piss s record label of a few years ago for releasing a new album free with the Daily Mail of somthing.

    I love prince's music. I can kind of see his point in wanting to stop the bootlegs, because he makes most his money off is concert performances. Keeping them exclusive is part of that.

    However, if what is reported is true it does seem a little heavy handed.
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  • SokurahSokurah
    edited January 2014
    Prince? ...he still alive?
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  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited January 2014
    and he'll never be king.
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  • Paradigm ShifterParadigm Shifter
    edited January 2014
    I downloaded Sheena Easton sugar walls software so haven't been affected.

    * no i mean norton fire wall i think
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited January 2014
    Scottie_uk wrote: »
    Did he not piss s record label of a few years ago for releasing a new album free with the Daily Mail of somthing.

    I love prince's music. I can kind of see his point in wanting to stop the bootlegs, because he makes most his money off is concert performances. Keeping them exclusive is part of that.

    However, if what is reported is true it does seem a little heavy handed.
    yeah think ive got 2 of his that came with newspapers, a few years ago
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  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited January 2014
    Paradigm Shifter wrote: »
    I downloaded Sheena Easton sugar walls software so haven't been affected.

    * no i mean norton fire wall i think

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  • festershinetopfestershinetop
    edited January 2014
    If you've got a spare half hour it's worth listening to Kevin Smith's recollection of working with prince on a documentary which got scrapped.

  • fogfog
    edited January 2014
    remember the "symbol" mylarky and him on TOTP in a veil..

    it was 2007 that the mail carried his cd

    he was making the money off the live gigs he did anyway.. and could still make money off.

    some superfans I know have everything including the bootlegs, not prince someone else who could sell out stadiums in seconds (no, not mrs mills ;) )

    one of my top 20 songs ever, the artist behind that version gave me it on a CDR.. saw the pen written cd the other day :) . I'd not twigged it was him behind the version I liked..was funny.

    and meanwhile over in daily mail land..

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547039/Prince-suing-22-Facebook-users-1million-bootlegging-claims.html

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  • zx1zx1
    edited January 2014
    Never really been a fan but he's quite handy on the guitar.
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  • def chrisdef chris
    edited January 2014
    I was just thinking, all this lawsuit stuff over bootlegs on the internet and all that...

    ...it's a real sign o' the times isn't it, eh?
  • TimmyTimmy
    edited January 2014
    mel the bell wrote: »
    yeah think ive got 2 of his that came with newspapers, a few years ago
    If he's smart enough to be able to distribute through newspapers then I don't mind forgiving him this once.

    (Not completely my kind of music, but it's always good publicity.)
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  • Bermondsey BobBermondsey Bob
    edited January 2014
    Scottie_uk wrote: »
    Did he not piss s record label of a few years ago for releasing a new album free with the Daily Mail of somthing.

    He pissed off distributers as well! I was working at HMV at the time and I remember them being really angry about it too. We ended up selling copies of that weeks Mail on Sunday as, and I think I rememnber the wording, "our customers deserve to be able to buy their music from a proper music shop, rather than some news agents"

    HMV have never made a secret of their dislike of free magazine and newspaper giveaways as they feel that it affects their sales. They have a point too as I once bought a DVD in HMV for ?9.99, then picked up my copy of DVD World (RIP) from my newsagents on the way home, only to find the exact same film, extras included, on the cover of said magazine. I took the DVD back for a refund :lol:
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