Prince, the multi-talented musician, will be launching lawsuits in the United States and Britain against popular video sharing sites like YouTube and auction sites like eBay, in an attempt to force them to remove video footage of his live performances and merchandise that he says are unauthorised and illegal.
Prince has always been protective of his artistic and intellectual rights and we remember the time when he changed his name to a symbol and the name which went something like, "The artist formerly known as Prince", if my memory serves me right.
Even though Prince will sue the pants of anyone who is caught violating his artistic and intellectual property and rights, he is also an advocate of free music, judging from the free giveaway of his latest album, Planet Earth, which came together with the newspaper, Mail on Sunday.
It is hope that more artistes would emulate Prince in sharing some of their music and videos for free so as to curb illegal sharing and downloading.
Prince has always been protective of his artistic and intellectual rights and we remember the time when he changed his name to a symbol and the name which went something like, "The artist formerly known as Prince", if my memory serves me right.
Even though Prince will sue the pants of anyone who is caught violating his artistic and intellectual property and rights, he is also an advocate of free music, judging from the free giveaway of his latest album, Planet Earth, which came together with the newspaper, Mail on Sunday.
It is hope that more artistes would emulate Prince in sharing some of their music and videos for free so as to curb illegal sharing and downloading.
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