sandy
11-07-2007, 06:19 AM
Prince threatens to sue his fans over online images.....
He's a singer who has made some odd career moves in his time, from changing his name to an unpronounceable love symbol to scrawling "slave" on his cheek in protest at his record company.
But industry experts yesterday warned that Prince's latest decision might be the most controversial of all.
He has threatened to sue thousands of his biggest fans for breach of copyright, provoking an angry backlash and claims of censorship.
His lawyers have forced his three biggest internet fansites to remove all photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to the artist's likeness. A legal letter asks the fansites to provide "substantive details of the means by which you propose to compensate our clients [Paisley Park Entertainment Group, NPG Records and AEG] for damages"........
http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2206460,00.html
He's a singer who has made some odd career moves in his time, from changing his name to an unpronounceable love symbol to scrawling "slave" on his cheek in protest at his record company.
But industry experts yesterday warned that Prince's latest decision might be the most controversial of all.
He has threatened to sue thousands of his biggest fans for breach of copyright, provoking an angry backlash and claims of censorship.
His lawyers have forced his three biggest internet fansites to remove all photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to the artist's likeness. A legal letter asks the fansites to provide "substantive details of the means by which you propose to compensate our clients [Paisley Park Entertainment Group, NPG Records and AEG] for damages"........
http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2206460,00.html