Prince Sues YouTube, eBay, and Pirate Bay

[Hairbautt]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/Hairbautt/News%20Images/prince_270x227.jpg"Pop star Prince said Thursday that he plans to sue social video site YouTube, online auction site eBay, and file trading site Pirate Bay in an attempt to reign in piracy of his work on the Internet. On a statement on his Web site, Prince said that while YouTube was already filtering out pornography, it was not filtering music and film content because it "is core to their business success." The move is somewhat surprising, considering Prince has had a history of challenging the music industry and its business practices.

Prince is working with British company Web Sheriff to assist in having the offending material removed. So far, it has successfully had about 2,000 unauthorized videos of Prince removed, however it said that new content is constantly appearing on the site. It had also removed about 300 items from eBay. "Prince strongly believes artists as the creators and owners of their music need to reclaim their art," the statement read."

:source: Source: BetaNews (http://www.betanews.com/article/Prince_Sues_YouTube_eBay_and_Pirate_Bay/1189718935)
:view: C|Net NewsBlog: Prince lashes out at YouTube, eBay and The Pirate Bay (http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9778087-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5)

[BawA]

who the fuck needs to watch his(her) music video's, track on its own is so disturbing to listen. he can sue gay community his only listeners.

[killuminati96]

dude's a cocksuckin' asshole

I read about him turning his lawyers loose on his fansites to remove all pictures of him n/shit. :rolleyes: I feel sorry for his fans. They love a jackass with a head larger than the Moon.

[Racket]

What a bitch. Guess I will leave "Purple Rain" on myspace playing! :)
edit-I'm sure I have the video from the superbowl. maybe I can post that.

[gnlstryker]

Go Prince Go !!!!!! When Doves Cry ! :P

Mpaa & Riaa Take That Prince Is The King Now !!!;)

[4play]

prince always seemed rather level headed when it came to fighting the record companies. everyone took the piss with his name change to that sign but he got out of his contract.

He has also spoken out against the record companies on many occasions. hell his last album was given away free on the front of a newspaper to the outrage of the record companies since they thought it would de value music.

he does have the right to go after people on ebay selling pirate items. he also has the right to challenge youtube over his content. The law says at the minute he has to file a dmca takedown notice for every item. chances are the minute its removed its put straight back up again. its an endless cycle that is gonna cost him money until he gives up.
maybe he just wants a fairer system. he might even be willing to licence his content to be streamed off youtube for a modest price and filling against youtube was just a way to get them to sit down and talk about it.

calling him a cocksucker and his only fan base are all gay really just highlights your ignorance. He just finished a sold out a 21 show tour in London's 02 arena. that's 18,000 people a night. that's 378,000 people went to see him i don't know about you but that's quite a big fan base just in the u.k. so he hands out his new album for free and tries to make money actually touring. i don't know about you but he has my respect for that.

[Brenya]

not just gays and metros. chicks love him too. :wacko:

[killuminati96]

prince always seemed rather level headed when it came to fighting the record companies. everyone took the piss with his name change to that sign but he got out of his contract.

He has also spoken out against the record companies on many occasions. hell his last album was given away free on the front of a newspaper to the outrage of the record companies since they thought it would de value music.

he does have the right to go after people on ebay selling pirate items. he also has the right to challenge youtube over his content. The law says at the minute he has to file a dmca takedown notice for every item. chances are the minute its removed its put straight back up again. its an endless cycle that is gonna cost him money until he gives up.
maybe he just wants a fairer system. he might even be willing to licence his content to be streamed off youtube for a modest price and filling against youtube was just a way to get them to sit down and talk about it.

calling him a cocksucker and his only fan base are all gay really just highlights your ignorance. He just finished a sold out a 21 show tour in London's 02 arena. that's 18,000 people a night. that's 378,000 people went to see him i don't know about you but that's quite a big fan base just in the u.k. so he hands out his new album for free and tries to make money actually touring. i don't know about you but he has my respect for that.

I'm getting real sick of people who lack the ability to read properly trying to quote me and getting it twisted. I won't even bother but to only say...read again. :rolleyes:

[callum]

Get it right 4play, he called him a cocksuckin' asshole, not a cocksucker.

[killuminati96]

dear God the internet has been taken over by 13 year old retards

I guess I have to spell it out in crayon.


calling him a cocksucker and his only fan base are all gay really just highlights your ignorance.

Do quote were I said all of his fanbase was gay. What's that? You can't? well then learn to read and STFU

btw prince = homosexual :lol:

Does it make your face red? :lol:

[callum]

dear God the internet has been taken over by 13 year old retards

I guess I have to spell it out in crayon.


calling him a cocksucker and his only fan base are all gay really just highlights your ignorance.

Do quote were I said all of his fanbase was gay. What's that? You can't? well then learn to read and STFU

btw prince = homosexual :lol:

Does it make your face red? :lol:

While you have your crayons handy, could you point out where 4play mentions you calling his fanbase gay. You could also use your superb reading skills to read the entire thread and work out that 4play's post was in the reply to the all the previous posts, not just your little gem.

[4play]

he can sue gay community his only listeners.

Just in case callum's post didnt make it clear enough for you thats what i was replying to about people saying all his fan base is gay.

My apologies you also called him an asshole as well as someone who sucks cock. This was of course of vital importance to the debate about copyrights and their enforcement. maybe in future you should add these points in ALL CAPS or bold so that they are not overlooked by myself in the future.