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Prince at Coachella 2008

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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Taking it too far

November 12th, 2007 · No Comments

You probably have heard about Prince’s public problems with copyright infringement…but he’s taken it all a few steps too far.

 He is heavily and radically criticizing and taking action against his own fans for using his image and likeness without his permission.

Most recently he has taken action against 3 of his largest fan sites…his people claim he isn’t suing but rather “trying to work something out”.  His claim is that his fans aren’t respecting his art…and he is certainly not respecting his fans.

Previous reports extend from Prince spending hours of his personal time to search the internet for youtube clips and the like that use his music, all the way too Prince looking to take action against his own die hard fans with Prince tattoos that for obvious reasons were done without his blessing.

Because we don’t feel like being sued, we’re not offering a picture along with this post.

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Prince Really Was A Basketball Star

July 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments

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Why don’t you purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka? Game, Blouses….

I really do believe Charlie Murphy’s true Hollywood stories on the Dave Chappelle show now. View video below.

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Prince CD giveaway angers music industry

July 13th, 2007 · No Comments

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“LONDON - Prince has angered the music industry and stirred up trouble among British retailers by giving away his new album with a tabloid newspaper this weekend.

“Planet Earth” will be packaged with the Mail on Sunday at a price of $2.80.

The giveaway has been roundly criticized as a major blow for an industry already facing rapidly declining CD sales. It has led Sony BMG U.K., Prince’s local label, to pull the plug on its own sales release of the CD in Britain.

International sales launch for “Planet Earth” is July 16; the U.S. launch is July 24.

“The Artist formerly known as Prince should know that with behavior like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores,” said Paul Quirk, co-chairman of the Entertainment Retailers Association, referring to a period in the 1990s when the singer famously stopped using his name to protest a binding record deal.

“It is an insult to all those record stores who have supported Prince throughout his career,” Quirk added.”

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