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- tvanwyk, on 07/20/2008, -6/+263The only crime I see is making the poor kid listen to Prince.
- MAGZine, on 07/20/2008, -1/+197What a ***** joke.
I see a red wrapper on the counter... Kit Kat trademark/brand used without permission...
LAWYERS ACTIVATE!! Form of: *****! - Teknikscian, on 07/20/2008, -2/+131honestly. whats the point? did anyone lose money cause of the kid? retarded.
- youthinkicare, on 07/20/2008, -3/+124***** that, it's called ambiance. This is tantamount to them telling us to turn our car stereo down.
***** you Universal. ***** you Prince. ***** you RIAA. Just because of this, I'm going to turn up my stereo extra loud today. Sue me. - ThePenrod, on 07/20/2008, -0/+108You've got to be ***** me.
- mp3dog, on 07/19/2008, -0/+87The video in question:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N1KfJHFWlhQ - inactive, on 07/20/2008, -0/+75It's gone from absurd, to ridiculous, to retarded.
- thecosmicpope, on 07/20/2008, -0/+66That video can come down when Price unblocks videos of the Radiohead cover he did which he had no rights to.
- jlebrech, on 07/20/2008, -1/+66FAIR USE !!!!!!
- drpunkerz, on 07/20/2008, -1/+62Are you ***** kidding me?
- cgbspender, on 07/20/2008, -1/+57They are absolutely right. Instead of buying all Prince CDs he has ever made I am now watching this video when I feel the urge to listen to Prince. Surely they lost billions because of it.
/Sarcasm - RetepNamenots, on 07/20/2008, -1/+54I'm going to extract the audio and put it up on TPB so that the whole world can listen to Prince in all of his 256Kbps glory.
- falafelkiosken, on 07/20/2008, -2/+49yes, people are going to watch that video instead of buying Prince albums - because of that kid Prince will die poor
- chillypacman, on 07/20/2008, -1/+48umm, so the song was playing in the background? I can barely hear ANYTHING amongst the static, it's barely even audible. One viewing of that video and the judge ought to chuck the case out as ***** or something.
- f4nt0m4s, on 07/20/2008, -1/+45Whether she wins the court battle or not, she is winning the popularity battle as this negative publicity is a nice black mark towards both Universal and Prince.
Prince is such a douche bag. All he does is complain. What is it with artists no longer relevant to music or reality being the biggest money grubbing, whining, pieces of ***** in our society. These guys perpetuate unnecessary lawsuits and their expensive lawyers and big corporations all need to go away.
***** Prince. ***** Universal. - inactive, on 07/20/2008, -1/+42 and Universal wants to drop the case. She wants the judge to keep case alive. She basically wants to make example of Universal for having ***** for brains. And if she wins, it will screw with RIAA cases.
- Supergaxx, on 07/20/2008, -0/+37" But Universal attorneys insist the company had the legal right to send the letter in Lenz's case, and that it would be unfair to artists and media companies to force them to undertake lengthy inquiries before asserting copyright violations."
It would be unfair to require them to actually make sure someone is breaching copyright, before saying someone is breaching copyright? - yow1, on 07/20/2008, -0/+32next video: toddler learning to kick record company ass
- zeptobyte, on 07/20/2008, -0/+30No one wants to see it, but she should have EVERY right to post it.
- TheAkolyte, on 07/20/2008, -0/+29Dont worry, they will.
- apothekari, on 07/20/2008, -0/+28"The Artist Formerly Known As Relevant"
- BobSutan, on 07/20/2008, -4/+31Whoa people, slow down a sec! She's the one suing the record company, not the other way around. Why and how is in the article, so please read it before posting half-cocked **IA hate. I'm no fan of theirs either, but at least get your stories straight.
The short version is she's suing for "fair use" to keep the video online due to Universal Music's attempt to have Youtube pull down the video because of the song in the background. - Ajajadude, on 07/20/2008, -1/+27They started it by sending off one of their heart-warming take down notices to her, she turned around and decided to call them on their *****. So, get off your high-horse and don't assume ***** about anyone. Prince and Universal are still scum sucking douchebags.
- javaroast, on 07/20/2008, -0/+25What really pissed Prince off was that the kid was taller than he was.
- Flytrap, on 07/20/2008, -3/+24Don't hold your breath for a rush of downloads...
- f4nt0m4s, on 07/20/2008, -0/+19You get urges to listen to Prince? They have pills for that...
- ThePenrod, on 07/20/2008, -0/+18I mean Universal Music not the mom.
- VinnieDaMac, on 07/20/2008, -1/+19Instead of buying Prince's music, I can just listen to that video all day.
- artfuldodga, on 07/20/2008, -0/+17Copyright, getting out of hand much?
- Lunarsight, on 07/20/2008, -1/+18If anything, the video probably got Prince additional exposure.
It's kind of like the "Rick-Rolls" on Youtube and elsewhere that got Rick Astley a ton of recent exposure, paving the way for a greatest hits album to be released.
Sometimes the cruelest thing you can do is give a person exactly what he wants. If Universal wants to prevent exposure for any of their artists, I say we comply. Do Universal a favor - don't play their music anywhere. Don't mention their artists in public. Discretely hide their albums in record stores. If their artists appear on television, flip the channel!
Let's help Universal keep their artists a well-guarded secret. - johndi, on 07/20/2008, -1/+18Are you a troll or lawyer working for the RIAA? Never mind, I retract my question on the grounds that there isn't a substantial difference.
- Crossmenjeff, on 07/20/2008, -0/+16this is simple, if she loses the case, then boycott Prince.
- davidwasman, on 07/20/2008, -1/+16So why not join in solidarity with her and thousands of us post ourselves dancing to the song on YouTube?
- inactive, on 07/20/2008, -1/+16Right. The law's intention was to prevent music from being played in the background while a baby takes it's first steps.
- vpshockwave, on 07/20/2008, -0/+14I don't support artists who pull dick moves like this, sick solo or not.
- FluffyArmada, on 07/20/2008, -0/+13No. They have suicide for that.
- Tamant, on 07/20/2008, -2/+15For ***** sake, I'm not even listening to the buzz in the background that they call music. I was focused on the little kid running around. What has the world come to?
- khail250, on 07/20/2008, -2/+15Having dignity
- Qumahlin, on 07/20/2008, -0/+13sometimes people also put the videos up as an easy place to direct family members and friends to see them. Not everyone who puts a video up on youtube is doing it to get a billion views.
- thesonofdarwin, on 07/20/2008, -0/+13Haven't people been doing that for years? I know I've been...
- CodeMunkey, on 07/20/2008, -0/+13And a better dancer
- niradg, on 07/20/2008, -0/+12Wow. Thanks! Now I don't have to go out and buy the whole album!
- Ryosen, on 07/20/2008, -0/+12RTFA. The mother is suing Universal, claiming that the record company's DMCA take-down attempt violates the fair use clause.
- aliguana, on 07/20/2008, -0/+11if she WINS the case, then boycott Prince. Eitherway, he loses.
- Niz1, on 07/20/2008, -2/+12is that the shorter version because 30seconds of anything is usually allowed right? like iTunes previews are 30secs same as others.
- TheBSG, on 07/20/2008, -3/+13As a Minnesotan, I feel obligated to apologize for Prince. Not only for his music, but for him being a prick as well.
- hagfish70, on 07/20/2008, -1/+11Sad.
- stonebone4, on 07/20/2008, -0/+10Prince threatened to sue him if he finished his sentence.
- t4m5t3r, on 07/20/2008, -0/+10i say we just stop buying thier stuff, ALL OF IT, ***** them they want to go to such lengths to ensure profits get EVEN GREATER i say we ensure they dont get *****!!
this is about scaring everybody else, they will think if they'll do this to a mum, capturing her kids first steps, they'll go after anybody and in a sense thats true, there is no level these scumbags wont stoop to get profits, its a disgrace that the courts would even allow this to get that far, it just shows you how corrupt the courts are to allow this to happen, at the end of they day just like the music and movie industry all they care about is the pay packet at the end of the year, ***** SCUM!! - inactive, on 07/20/2008, -5/+14Viacom strikes again!
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