gagquin Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Prince sites face legal threats Prince recently performed for 21 nights at London's O2 arena Prince has threatened to take legal action against fan-run websites unless they remove photographs of him. A fan group, Prince Fans United, claims the star is trying to "stifle all critical commentary" and he is in "violation of the freedom of speech". But Web Sheriff, the UK firm the pop star has hired to enforce the ban, said it was "not an attack on fans". In September, Prince took action against video sharing website YouTube to remove clips of his London concerts. 'Voluntary and unpaid' He is now hoping to have any album covers, images of him in concert and any lyrics removed. "The dispute, in so far as there is one, is related to the use of photographs and images of Prince, many of which are Prince's copyright," said John Giacobbi, managing director of Web Sheriff. "At the end of the day it's the artist's decision as to what they're happy to let people have," he added. However, a spokesman for Prince Fans United, who asked to remain anonymous for legal reasons, denied the sites had done anything wrong. "We respect copyright laws always. However about 80% of the images on the websites are not copyright owned by Prince," he said. "For example there are photos taken of him in concert where the copyright remains with the photographer." Tight security Prince Fans United was formed by housequake.com, Princefams.com and Prince.org, to fight back. The spokesman said all the websites were run on a "voluntary unpaid basis" and none of the sites were a "commercial venue". He added: "The websites are run by fans, therefore it is an attack on fans." During Prince's recent residency at London's O2 arena, fans were banned from taking photographs or video footage on their mobile phones. Security at the concerts was tight with people's bags being searched for cameras. But clips of the singer still appeared online. Prince is well-known for being protective of his image. In 1990 he fell out with his record company, Warner Brothers, over the ownership of his master tapes. He went on to change his name and famously wrote the word "slave" on his cheek during public appearances. More recently, in the UK his most recent album, Planet Earth, was given away free with a newspaper. Several websites offered copies of the album for download as soon as the paper went on sale - despite the album being sold commercially in the rest of the world.iNFO@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke68 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 :P boy has he lost the plot,you would think as a musician the last thing he would want to do is alienate his fans??,i always thought he was eccentric but now i think he's as mad as a box of frogs... :P then again if you release you're new album through a newspaper you dont really need to give a crap about fans.. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 :blink: boy has he lost the plot,you would think as a musician the last thing he would want to do is alienate his fans??,i always thought he was eccentric but now i think he's as mad as a box of frogs... :blink: then again if you release you're new album through a newspaper you dont really need to give a crap about fans.. :Pbox of frogs is a group.i think theyre mad too.if their still around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus_Hunt Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Continuing an aggressive campaign to defend his copyrights, pop star Prince is preparing to file lawsuits within the next few days in three countries–including the United States–against The Pirate Bay. Prince will file similar suits against The Pirate Bay in the U.S., France, a country with laws favorable to copyright owners, and Sweden, where The Pirate Bay is based. In addition, Prince is preparing to take civil action against companies that advertise on The Pirate Bay, many of which are headquartered in Israel, according to John Giacobbi, Web Sheriff’s president. Prince has hired Giacobbi and Web Sheriff, a service that protects copyright materials from Internet piracy, to coordinate the legal challenges against The Pirate Bay and others who the singer believes has violated his copyright.He is on a run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 :) boy has he lost the plot,you would think as a musician the last thing he would want to do is alienate his fans??,i always thought he was eccentric but now i think he's as mad as a box of frogs... :) then again if you release you're new album through a newspaper you dont really need to give a crap about fans.. ;)from what i have learn he has a vault full of unleased shit and interviews. the guy looney. period. i frankly think he has an std thats gotten tohis brain and hasnt had it treated because of his religious beliefs. (jehovah witness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 when your that rich and famuos you must get bored and look for shit to bitch about...than again if your income comes from sales,etc than i supposse you would try to do something about it as well...he does have the means to stir up some shit if he wants (not like some kid petetioning someplace)since torrents became so popular everything is too accessible in my opinion...piracy has always been there,etc but it was a tad more underground than it is these days....if torrents were under the radar than these types of things wouldnt be happening as much...they would be spending more time gathering the dudes that sell the stuff instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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