Re: Really?

adelle38 · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/28/2014 croemer said:
On 1/28/2014 beammeupscottie said:
On 1/28/2014 sidsmom said:
Pearl Jam is of the same ilk. We had another thread about the this recently...Costco vs Tiffany. I was the only one defending Tiffany. This is the exact same thing...Prince has every right to sue. Companies, including those of one person (ie artists), work hard to get that level of reputation. Downloading concerts to the internet (Prince) & using a named brand (Tiffany) is just like walking in to a store & grabbing the money out of the cash register. Just because "someone doesn't need the money" is not a good reason....sorry, that won't hold up in court. Dress it up any way you want...it's just stealing...plain & simple. #teamprince. #teamtiffany

For once in my life I agree with you sidsmom.

I do as well.

I agree. What they are doing is stealing.

It's always a victory for me when I remember why I entered a room.

RedHeadedWench · ‎03-21-2010

On 1/28/2014 Cecily Gerard said:
I guess he needs the money.

I was thinking the same thing.

MickD · ‎03-10-2010

Bootlegging videos is illegal.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.... ~ S & G

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

Since bootlegging is illegal, he's perfectly within his rights to prosecute to the full extent of he law.

On a more amusing note, according to what she said on the Jimmy Kimmel show last week, Christina Ricci's fantasy is to be good friends with Prince. She went on to say that he looks like My Little Pony. ${#emotions_dlg.lol}$

Sushismom · ‎03-09-2010

Whether he needs the money or not is irrelevant. Whether he has a big ego or not is irrelevant. Whether he's still a big star or not is irrelevant. Whether or not those he's suing have a million dollars is irrelevant. Whether one likes him or not is irrelevant.

What IS relevant is that these people are stealing from him.

scotttie · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/28/2014 Sushismom said:
Whether he needs the money or not is irrelevant. Whether he has a big ego or not is irrelevant. Whether he's still a big star or not is irrelevant. Whether or not those he's suing have a million dollars is irrelevant. Whether one likes him or not is irrelevant.

What IS relevant is that these people are stealing from him.

You are right. I don't want my little joke in #5 take away from my opinion that what is happening to him IS stealing and I don't blame him in the least for suing. It's also my understanding that if you don't go after these thieves then you set a predicate for further theft of your art and then you cannot challenge the use of it elsewhere because you allowed it previously.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

What's your favorite Prince song? Video?

Catitude · ‎01-09-2014

On 1/28/2014 RainCityGirl said:
Obviously, it's not about the money. Technically, each time a bootlegged video is viewed, he deserves a royalty...by law.

${#emotions_dlg.thumbup1}$

RainCityGirl · ‎12-16-2012

On 1/28/2014 sidsmom said:
What's your favorite Prince song? Video?

I love You Got The Look, Raspberry Beret, Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, When Doves Cry....oh what am I saying? I love most of his stuff. He's a musical genius.