Prince fan sites face legal action!

Lemon Jelly · Nov 11, 2007

This is ridiculous. Prince is pissed because his FAN websites have photographs of him. These sites have got to remove any photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to Prince's likeness, that goes for people showing off their Prince tattoos and pictures fans have taken of him as well.

However, a spokesman for Prince Fans United, who asked to remain anonymous for legal reasons, denied the sites had done anything wrong.

"We respect copyright laws always. However about 80% of the images on the websites are not copyright owned by Prince," he said.

"For example there are photos taken of him in concert where the copyright remains with the photographer."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7082684.stm
http://princefansunited.com/

I wish I had some pics I took of Prince, I'd make a new fan site just to rub it in. If I ran that fan site I'd well be sticking Google ads on the main page, they must be getting loads of traffic, might help with any legal fees they have to pay as well.

Let's hope no AD domainers have any Prince domain typos!

mally · Nov 11, 2007

Just clicked through to the fab site and it says its a load of tosh,

mishmash · Nov 11, 2007

from the Web Sherif website:

Web Sheriff has been extensively featured in the media, including the BBC, ITV, Sky News, Channel 5, the Sunday Times, the Mail On Sunday, The Guardian, Music Week and Hi-Fi & Computer World.

Well that's certainly correct now.

DomainMagnate · Nov 11, 2007

strange, why would he do that, it's just gonna piss off all his the fans and he sure knows a thing or two about marketing

~MG

uglygit · Nov 12, 2007

either he's incredibly whacko or it's a marketing ploy to drum up interest in the aging popstar.

GreyWing · Nov 13, 2007

Unfortunately a whacko who is simply looking for publicity. He hasn't done anything decent for 20 years. Just doesn't want to be forgotten.

devolution · Nov 13, 2007

PrinceSucks.co.uk available...

uglygit · Nov 13, 2007

Ha, Ha good one devolution, wonder if the .com version is available

Sound · Nov 13, 2007

GreyWing said:
Unfortunately a whacko who is simply looking for publicity. He hasn't done anything decent for 20 years. Just doesn't want to be forgotten.

21 sold out dates at the O2 including after shows

Prince gave his music away in a Sunday paper for free the mans a legend..............

GreyWing · Nov 13, 2007

Sound said:
21 sold out dates at the O2 including after shows

Prince gave his music away in a Sunday paper for free the mans a legend..............

sold out, so are the spice girls hope they aren't considered legends.

Prince gave his music away for publicity nothing more, it was a junk song and I have never heard it even played the radio.

He's one step down from whacko jacko :-D o.k maybe Tom Cruise is in between somewhere.

Don't doubt he was a legend in his time and his 80's songs are still some of the best ever written, but the last 20 years haven't been kind. He just can't accept he isn't in the news anymore.

Sound · Nov 13, 2007

GreyWing said:
sold out, so are the spice girls hope they aren't considered legends.

Prince gave his music away for publicity nothing more, it was a junk song and I have never heard it even played the radio.

He's one step down from whacko jacko :-D o.k maybe Tom Cruise is in between somewhere.

Don't doubt he was a legend in his time and his 80's songs are still some of the best ever written, but the last 20 years haven't been kind. He just can't accept he isn't in the news anymore.

Spice girls whole world tour is less than 21 dates

He gave the whole album away for free not just a single

He is and always will be a legend who has control over his image and music rights ......