Comments on: Prince Plans to Sue The Pirate Bay

By: Boomer The Dog

Boomer The Dog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Aww now that’s a real shame I’m a Prince fan and I love his videos and songs from those sites. Come on Prince I have enjoyed what you do and feel like I’m a part of your scene but I don’t want to be a part of anything that would harm any of your fans so I can’t stand with you on this one. I like Prince being crazy in a good way and having a symbol for a name it’s inspiring to me I mean I am Boomer The Dog and that’s more than just an alt name for web boards.

Also how are Prince and other artists not able to reclaim their art that doesn’t really make sense to me. Like you can’t make any more music if there are pirates? How can someone steal the soul of your music? Why would 30-year legends like this attack anyone he should be relaxin’ about now.

Too many questions from my dirty mind. I’m going to listen to my extended version of Computer Blue before Prince pulls all of his stuff and I start to feel bad about this..

By: Psilaxs

Psilaxs — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Ironic that he embraced the internet as a distibution method for his music until he went broke now it is his enemy.
I tell you what “Prince” maybe you forgot from the 80’s but when you put out good music you make M-O-N-E-Y

By: Signa

Signa — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

im sure thats what this is all about a shameless money grab. and i thought the RIAA were shameless in their lawsuits. at least with them i can understand a little where they are coming from.

By: meyou123

meyou123 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

That is about as idiotic as metallica wanting to sue everyone years ago because their music ended up on some p2p sites.

They became irrevelant and so will Prince if he keeps up this stupidity.

By: ejonesss

ejonesss — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

you are in for a big challange prince.

look at http://thepiratebay.org/legal then look at the White Stripes / WEB SHERIFF part a lawsuit like the one you are proposing has been attempted with no success.

you see in sweden only art is considered copyrightable and swedes dont recognize music as art.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

@Meyou123
I know…..he’s going to join the Lars Ulrich hall of stupidity.

By: plagio

plagio — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Checking the piratebay site I ended up in a even more interesting story :

http://thepiratebay.org/blog/85

Really worth reading it.

By: sadchild

sadchild — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

isn’t this the same guy (i use the term ‘guy’ loosely here) who gave an album away free as a newspaper insert? why yes it is. here is the article with a great quote at the end of it.

Friday June 29 2007
The Guardian

The eagerly awaited new album by Prince is being launched as a free CD with a national Sunday newspaper in a move that has drawn widespread criticism from music retailers.

The Mail on Sunday revealed yesterday that the 10-track Planet Earth CD will be available with an “imminent” edition making it the first place in the world to get the album. Planet Earth will go on sale on July 24.

“It’s all about giving music for the masses and he believes in spreading the music he produces to as many people as possible” said Mail on Sunday managing director Stephen Miron.

By: grez868

grez868 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

COme on prince grow up. putting such material on youtube helps get you money and the name “prince” is just gay i mean its not as though he is royalty. hes just another person like all of us here

By: mediapusher

mediapusher — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

This is laughable at best. Isn’t Prince the same person that put his newest compact disc in newspapers to be distributed for free a few months ago much to the dismay of European music retailers. Get a life Prince

Prince perhaps if your music didn’t suck lemons like it apparently does now you’d make some money doing what you do.

The music industry’s business model is dissolving and all they can do is cry about it. Time to get your asses out there and do it like it was done before the recording industry existed. And that is ..perform on stage and sell your own damn cds without the help of record comapnies. Imagine that