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Sydneyfan
11-06-2007, 04:45 PM
And you thought RA had a strange relationship with his fans:

From his days as a symbol to his anti-YouTube stance, it’s a given that Prince takes his image seriously. Now the Purple One is expanding his copyright fight to include a brand-new enemy: his own fans. Prince’s lawyers have recently sent cease-and-desist letters to Prince fan sites, demanding that they remove all photos, artwork and fan-submitted, Prince-related pictures. That includes, oddly, photos of Prince-inspired tattoos and license plates. Now, three such sites — housequake.com, prince.org and princefams.com — have banded together to form PrinceFansUnited.com.

The united fan front suspects the Paisley Park legal team is taking this bizarre course of action “to stifle all critical commentary about Prince” (fortunately, they haven’t read this post … we think). If forced to remove all images from their sites, and thus forego their First Amendment rights, the union vows to “defend their position in the proper court of law, as well as fully prosecute any claims to which they are justly entitled.” They just wanted to celebrate Sign O’ the Times, now they have to hire lawyers. So far, the sites are yielding, as Princefams.com’s vacant photo gallery reads, “The gallery is currently unavailable due to legal pressure from Prince and his organisation NPG. We are sorry about this, but hope you understand that this is something Prince is forcing us to do.”
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/06/prince-attempts-to-alienate-entire-fanbase-in-one-fell-swoop
thefed
11-06-2007, 04:48 PM
don't fuck with the new power generation.
Sydneyfan
11-06-2007, 04:51 PM
Last time he toured Australia, his bodyguards and entourage insisted that nobody "look at him" or call out his name whenever he ventured out in public.

The guy has issues.
blueone
11-06-2007, 04:53 PM
What a knob.
Rob
11-06-2007, 04:54 PM
He did have the dot org shut down.
thefed
11-06-2007, 04:54 PM
i saw him here in dc about 10 years ago and it was one of the best shows i've ever been to. the guy is a complete weirdo, but one hell of a performer and guitar player.
thefed
11-06-2007, 05:00 PM
now i'm not sure which weirdo/sweet guitar player/internet enemy we're talking about
Sydneyfan
11-06-2007, 05:11 PM
He did have the dot org shut down.

But only because super-sensitive information was posted there I'm sure. :upyours
Libertine4Life
11-06-2007, 05:30 PM
prince is an arse

but i do enjoy the song, "could you beeeeeeee, the most beauuuuutiful girl in world"
burgerqueen
11-06-2007, 05:51 PM
what a freaking nut job.
Tim Simmons
11-06-2007, 06:31 PM
Dude has lost it.
Tim Simmons
11-06-2007, 06:31 PM
Thank you Ryan Adams for not suing your fans...










Oh.
burgerqueen
11-06-2007, 07:11 PM
Dude has lost it.

I think he lost it a long time ago.

And for the LH lawsuit, did Ryan have a part in it? I was under the impression it was the record label that went after Rob more so then Ryan himself.
sipowicz
11-06-2007, 07:37 PM
You know, I love Prince too, but seriously, the dude has major issues.
cam kolar
11-06-2007, 09:51 PM
there are two things, and two things alone, that prince has contributed to my life:

1. he wrote 'i could never take the place of your man', which is only significant because he gave My Morning Jacket the material for the greatest cover ever done. evar.

2. he gave dave chappelle and charlie murphy enough time for them to make a huge joke about what a huge weirdo douche he is. which benefits anyone who laughs.

Honorable Mention: 'When Doves Cry' ... gotta give him that, i suppose.
sipowicz
11-08-2007, 10:13 AM
there are two things, and two things alone, that prince has contributed to my life:

1. he wrote 'i could never take the place of your man', which is only significant because he gave My Morning Jacket the material for the greatest cover ever done. evar.

2. he gave dave chappelle and charlie murphy enough time for them to make a huge joke about what a huge weirdo douche he is. which benefits anyone who laughs.

Honorable Mention: 'When Doves Cry' ... gotta give him that, i suppose.

He means a bit more to me, have you not heard his 1999, Purple Rain or Sign O The Times records??? They rip, hard. Prince also got me to venture out into music a little more, otherwise I was just listening to White-Guy Rock and Indie, he didn't make me feel dirty when working at the record store listening to a black guy wail about the glorys of sex...

God love him, but he just is too weird at times.
Donald
11-09-2007, 12:47 PM
You know, I love Prince too, but seriously, the dude has major issues.
His Jehova believe made him do this. No shit.
la twinkle
11-09-2007, 10:44 PM
2. he gave dave chappelle and charlie murphy enough time for them to make a huge joke about what a huge weirdo douche he is. which benefits anyone who laughs.

:lol Classic!
"That's Game Bitch"
ishellmay
11-09-2007, 11:52 PM
"Game.........Blouses."

"Why don't you purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?"