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Why are you current prince fans hating on all the ex prince fans? It’s not their fault, it’s just a reaction from prince himself slaping them right in the face!

Whatever happened to stars being LOYAL to their fans? instead prince is self-promoting by becoming a hater! If prince has to badmouth, diss and sue a fan he claims to love, then he has no right to call himself a star as far as I’m concerned. Prince is Better off finding a new way to spend his time and your money.
(thanks for the inspiration Loyl T Kountz, but prince is the control freak and straight out psycho!)

I do wonder why someone would fight to honor someone who hates them though… that’s a brain buster =0(~

And so i say to prince: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye… but with a heavy sigh

Whatever happened to fans being LOYAL to their favorite star? instead of self-promoting? or becoming haters? If you have to badmouth, diss and sue a star you claim to love and support, then you have no right to call yourself a fan as far as I’m concerned. Better off finding a new way to spend your time. Most of those fansites like the ones who are mad at prince are just a bunch of control freaks or straight out psychos!

Usually, people with fansites don’t allow negative comments about that particular celeb on the site. In this case, I’d shut down shop and endorse non-support for the artist. They obviously have a lot of free time and money on their hands.

But this al could result in a counter suit. If they go to court and the site owners win, they could file a counter suit to receive the costs associated with having to defend their 1st Amendment rights.

It all seems like a waist of time; however, I applaud these people for standing up for their rights, to the wealthy and overly self-righteous. You can’t just allow people to push you around.

Why fight to keep a fan site up for an artist that doesn’t want fans?

Re: Whoever

I’m guessing from your post quite a few? Really?

RE: Truthfully Speaking:

Well Said!

All three sites and those contributing negativity towards Prince, You should all be terribly ashamed of yourselves! And if you don’t, you have absolutely no morals or consciences. This amounts to nothing more than the equivalent to blackmail and thievery on your behalfs. The organizers of that silly club all seem so happy to get their faces in the press at any cost to Prince. This should have been resolved in private. You all are disgusting. Prince, you can turn this around and make it to your benefit. I know you can do it! Just think. You are a brilliant genius. You Can Do It and we that love and support you know that you will!

RE: Emul

Taken from the Housequake: this direct quote from a Modin response to another member not agreeing with a post in their forums…

From: TurnitUp

HQ Moderator
Joined: Nov 2003
From: UK

“^ People are allowed opinions Barbara, whether we agree with them or not.

To remove freedom of speech that is within the HQ rules would be entirely contradicting our points made in our defence.”

…

Do you know how many members have been banned for not agreeing with their (HQ’s) points of view?

Well they are claiming that the report was sent out in error and that they and the NPG are going to issue a joint statement. In which case fair enough, of course it would have been nice if they would have told me that.

I’m sorry to hear that Emul, put it doesn’t surprise me to be honest. They have been spinning a story and promoting their cause since this began and seem to have lost sight a little that they are meant to be a board for open discussion as they claim.

I have just tried three times to post a link on Housequake to a report about Prince’s move to dismiss the claims of PFU and everytime the post has been deleted within 5 seconds.

I find this very interesting as they are ones alleging an attack on freedom of speech.

To Whoever, I was also speaking to you in my last post. I found your post very interesting about the bootleggers. I wasn’t aware of that as I have only visited HQ on maybe 2 or 3 very short occasions. That is very disturbing and I’m glad Prince has put his foot down regarding that issue.

Ralphio, I see your point and I agree with you 100%. It is Princes right to exercise it as he wishes and as he sees fit. That is what surprises me about the demands that people are making for him to release material that he is not ready to release. He Is the creator, releasing the proper musical food at the proper time. And that’s just the way it should be.

As regard the bootleggers, it’s wrong and there is no justification for it. None what so ever. I don’t blame Prince for taking action. That is theft and there simply is no excuse for it no matter how much anyone wants to have it. And the law even stands behind that theory. As a matter of fact, it is the law.

Well I see you are enjoying the new release. I have been letting it play for hours now. It’s a great song and everyone is having a fun time enjoying it. It’s so nice to see everyone come together for Prince and his music. After all, it’s the reason that everyone came to those sites in the first place. It’s what unites everyone. He brings such love when he comes. There are a few stragglers and a few bad guys left over but they are not being allowed to crush everyones love, joy, and respect for one another. It’s so sweet to see.

RE: Housequake Member

About your claims of Housequake.com and what they do and don’t do are lies. I am also a member there and I recieved many Bootleg offers even ones from the O2 through PMs from some certain members there. I KNOW whos selling them too. So don’t tell me what they “don’t” do. This DOES go on there and ALL HQ members know this, even the site admins and mods!

As was yours Percy.

Housequake member demonstrates part of the problem here. It seems that some people understand things only in terms of money. It is a shame as it prevents them from making an informed opinion.

It amazes me how many people keep harping on about how Prince should release his music from the vault, acting as if he isn’t constanly working, producing and releasing new things. It is absolutley up to Prince if he wants to open the vault. It is his music and that people. It should also be Prince’s sole right to decide how his music is distributed. Wether it be in physical format or bits and bytes. That people seem to be having trouble understanding that is kind of indicitive of the issue at hand here.

And why have HQ thanked everyone for their continued support when plenty have stated that they are not in support of the PFU move?

Right I’m off to go get my PFUnk on. This funky new track has really lifted my spirits.

You’re welcome Whoever… 2 X’s *smiles*

I have been a member of Housequake and Prince.org for awhile now and have NEVER bought ANYTHING from them, nor have I seen either site SELLING anything, so how can they be making money off of Prince? As far as people discussing bootlegs, he should just get over that. If he doesn’t want them discussed, RELEASE the music, make money off of them and it would no longer be a bootleg. Simple as that. My thought is that would be the obvious thing to do since he’s so concerned about people making money off him. I’m a fan but the man is a control freak and this has always been documented. Explain to me why he’s the ONLY artist doing this? I highly doubt others will follow suit being as though they aren’t nearly as hung up on themselves as he is.

Thanks Percy!

Glad you shared your thoughts Ralphio. That was a very insightful post.

One thing I think some (not all) longtime fans may fail to see is that there are new Prince fans being born everyday of every age and gender. And by no stretch of the means are we all on those sites. His fanbase his huge.

I have only clicked on the site that you mentioned in the last paragraph once. That was when I first saw it because I couldn’t imagine what that could possibly be. However, once I read what they had to say, it instinctively didn’t sit well with me so I never went back and decided to wait for more reasonable and balanced information in effort to have a clearer understanding on the matter.

For lack of better expression, and not to be mean but it felt much like that feeling you get when you hear a really really bad garage band being blasted on a stereo system. I just found it to be brash and uncouth. It just seemed that somehow, the information they posted was taken out of context weather on purpose or that they misunderstood the meaning and purpose of the letter. Sure it was meant to bring the hammer down but Prince is not suing his fans lol.. That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. If they go after any sites for infractions or whatever, they are the ones in violation. Not the fanbase itself. As a fan, I am actually in support of Prince. I have seen things on those sites that made me feel really sad and was concerned that if Prince saw it how he might feel inside. He is human just like us and has a heart and feelings too.

If someone or someones are going to host a site like that, they have responsibility to follow the rules. It’s just what you described in your post. Well said.

My true hopes are that if those who started that little club that you mentioned in the last paragraph, are truly Prince fans, that they will take the initiative to get a better understanding and be grown up enough to clear up the mess that they have created. That would entail acknowledging and acccepting what they allowed or put (however it went down) on their sites to cause Prince to have to pay lawyers to get them to remove whatever. I can imagine that perhaps they had at least some inkling that they were allowing things to be on the site that shouldn’t have been prior to the legal request being made and they chose to ignore it.

At this point, this is reminding me much of Bay Bays kids running rampant. I just hope that if they truly care about Prince and his music, that they will listen to reason and make some effort to lovingly undo what they have done and make peaceful conditions for their friends to enjoy discussions about Princes music again . It seems that a lot of them have made nice frienships there and apparently even Prince has invited some of them to share in certain events etc. I think that’s very sweet of him and shows that he cares about them and appreciates the love that they share with him.

I also hope that the mods on the sites start to clamp down on the name calling. It’s so unnecessary. Maybe it just rolls off of Princes back I don’t know but it bothers me as a human being who cares about others. It’s just unwarranted and unkind to allow that. If the no name calling is offered to the posters to protect them, I feel that that should offer the same to Prince. He is a human being with a heart. And a beatuiful one at that.

I cannnot believe how much vitriolic outpourings there appear to be towards Prince from some so called fans ??? I was never lucky enough to go to the celebration parties in MPLs but heard they were legendary and agree with one comment above how no other artist has given so much - for me personally, I feel has given us all so much of himself - cannot we not just respect his wishes - he’s only asked to have his pictures removed - after all he has given us? Is it so much to ask ? I agree to a certain extent that on some of those websites some of the fans can be a little nasty in thier comments on P and sometimes I wonder why they feel so aggrieved with him - sometimes about the music but mostly about him personally and as none of us KNOW him personally I find this odd and uncharitable. I am a fan and I do love Prince, I love him like another human being - I don’t luuuurve him - I don’t know him and never will but I love him as a fellow human being who has a huge talent that he has shared with us and I love him for that. If I were Prince I would be soo tempted to say you know what - no more free music, no more snippets of new unreleased songs - you blew it. He is not a God and shouldn’t be treated as one - I’m no sycaphant, I just wish we could all respect one another more. Its all getting petty and ugly and I don’t like it one bit. Makes me sad - but P your music still lifts my heart and I love you big for that x

Percy and Ralphio: Well said! You two make valid points.

Well said Percy. What is with some people thinking that in buying albums they are somehow buying shares or stock in an artists career. Don’t people understand the simple fact that when they buy an album they pay their money and get the album and that is the end of the transaction.

“Princes Fans United” in no way represents my feelings and certainly not the entire fanbase.

It’s amazing how blind people are to the inheherent issues with the internet that are starting to show up now. Bloggers and website owners thinking they’re real journalists but not having to abide by the same rules. They’re like cyclists on the road who don’t bother stopping at red lights.

Copyright infringment is rife on the internet and a generation are growing up thinking it is the norm and that it’s right. Well it isn’t and it’s about time someone stood up to it. When someone can take a picture of me and post it on a social photo site under a licence that allows someone else to use my image commercially without any consent from me, there is an issue. Though some may think this isn’t linked to Princes requests, it is. There is a blatant lack of respect from people who think they deserve the right to do own a piece of an artist.

It’s nice to see that some news reports are starting to point out the other side of the story so that people not in the know aren’t hearing just the one sided spun story. Of course when you don’t agree with PFU you get a bunch of people saying silly things about how you must be a fambot but that’s going to happen.

And I don’t see why so many people are attributing this situation to greed or money, perhaps they only have money on the mind.

For some reason there seems to be an attitude amongst at least some of these fansite people that they are somehow ‘bigger’ fans for being part of the site, even though it is an extremely small minorty of the Prince fanbase that even visit the sites.

If you read some of the posts of the PFU supporters they seem to actually be enjoying all the bad press Prince is getting. Fight for what you believe, I get it, but why post smiley face icons or icons to indicate that reports like “Prince hates his fans” are cool? At what point do you stop being a fan? Maybe they should call their little endeavour Former Prince Fans United.

Fambot with all due respect, you and some others are taking way to much credit for Prince’s success lol. Yes, we the public buy his music but it took way more of us than those making arrogant claims to his success. We got something great in exchange for every cent we spent or we wouldn’t have done it.

Besides that, the first and foremost thing that got him where he is was the gift of his talent and hard work. And then only after that, we being the record buying public were and still are excited to see that he used his talent and were happy to spend our money because it was more than worth it to feed our souls. So, it works both ways.

I don’t speak for anyone but myself but I would be willing to bet a great deal that Prince loves and appreciates each and every cent of hard earned money that we have all spent and each and every person that has ever purchased a ticket and sat in any Prince seat. And I don’t mean that lightly.

My guess would be that is why he continues to do what he does. It’s obvious from the quality of what he shares, that his music is borne from his soul and is beyond the financial gain for him. If you can bear to listen to the music that is being played on the radio, it’s rare to see that in artists today, if at all.

It’s sad to say that todays talent just doesn’t give what Prince and the other handful of great artists have contributed. That is why their work is treasuered like rare jewels. Again, food for the soul.

As far as all the rumors going around, many have jumped on the band wagon of those who have put their spin on this story way too soon without knowing what is on the other side. That quickness and all the sending information to sites to get attention was a big warning signal. Something just wasn’t right about it. I would bet money that the story has been twisted to serve the purpose of those dishing out this information in efforts of getting people (the real and true blind followers) to sway their way. It would have been wiser to be paitent and wait for the other (Princes) shoe to drop. Therein you will find the truth of this whole fiasco. There is just too much drama coming from the other side and that is always used as a distraction from the truth. It’s the same principle as the sqeaky wheel getting the oil. Or child who cries the loudest gets their parents attention. Same principle.

And my last comment is this. The ones with the inappropriate control issues are the ones trying to take control and force Prince to do what they want him to do. Prince has always impressed me as being his own man, even under immense pressure. I as a man have always respected him for that. It takes a great business mind to overcome and reach the heights that he has reached from the business side of what he does and he is certainly acknowledged for and has earned great respect within the entertainment industry for that. And at the end of the day, it’s his empire and he should be the one controlling it, however he sees fit. So if the word control is used in conjunction with Prince and his creations, the control is rightfully his. Not those who are trying to control what he created. His creations are a part of the House Of Prince and the man of the house is in control, and taking loving care of what is his. The way we all are the Kings of our castles however humble or grand they may be. How would you like it if someone tried to come in and change your house around. Heck most people can’t even take criticism or instructions from their bosses at work, much less trying to run their personal business in whatever capcity it may or may not be.

Prince is a great artist who gives a lot to his fans. I just hope he doesn’t think that we all feel this negative stuff that is being spread about and stops giving to his fans so generously. He’s shares so much and we all get to enjoy it.

Give it all some thought. It’s worth it.

Prince obviously has a lot of blind puppets who worship him even when he’s punching them in the face. Instead of creating an innovative internet model for his music, he is taking his frustration over his failed business model out on the very people who put him in business in the first place. The people that are trading bootlegs would GLADLY pay for them if Prince would make them available, but he doesn’t.

Prince probably expected nothing but fambots after the great year he’s had but many of us have been through this crap before and it’s time Prince learned that he is NOTHING without the people who have supported him. I’m a fan for 28 years and I have enough memories and experiences and have no problem whatsoever supporting other artists who appreciate their fans. Prince gets no more $$$ from me and that will be what hurts him the most in all this.

almost 30 years, albums bought more than once. good god how many damned concerts ? this was the cat that made me want 2 be a musician wow. just, wow. my fans have all kind of stuff i didn’t give ‘em, but they have it. wow, think i’ll write a song about it and send the dude a copy of it. i won’t say his name anymore cuz he ain’t suein’ my ass

I must say Prince does have a point. I’m going to be honest and say, I don’t buy music that I can play from the internet for free from sites like you tube. I’m sure there are plenty others who are the same. And I don’t illegally download anything. It’s not worth the trouble. However, I heard a snippet from his site at 3121.com for his Planet Earth cd. It was awesome so I bought it. Liked it so much I decided to try another Prince cd so I got 3121. Awesome and completely different music. Prince is an amazing genius and sounds great on my stereo while nothing on the radio is really worth listening to. The power is in his music and the excitement in his performances. As for the fansites that are upset, they would have no reason to exist if it were not for Prince so I don’t see their point. Some of the posts on those sites are so mean, and spiteful. They will say they don’t allow name calling yet they allow their members to call Prince names and say hurtful things about him or his life that they wouldn’t tolerate saying about each other. It’s as though they thought that he was a target board for their agressions. It also seems that the nice people on those sites get shoved around by the bullies and some of the things they say about Prince is not constructive criticism from their opinons, but just plain old mean bullies who get upset with others who won’t jump on the anti Prince bandwagon with them, so they (the nicer people) get bullied. I’m sure if Prince ever visited those sites, his heart would be aching to see unkindness so rampant and blatant. From everyhting I’ve seen about him, he’s all about love and respect for others and deserves that in return.

Anyway, 3121 is a beautiful sight and offers all you really need to know about the music. It’s a great site. I will be checking it out more. I hope he tours. It’s a show I will definately not miss.

BR

I think YouTube darling Liam Kyle Sullivan should re-do his Kelly hit “Shoes” under the guise of Prince meeting with his lawyers.

Cue techno beat:

Lawyer #1 shoes Prince housequake.com

Prince: Sue

Lawyer #2 shows him prince.org

Prince: Sue

Lawyer #3 shows him princefams

Prince: Oh my god Sue.

Prince looks at 3121.com

Prince: this site rules!

Prince looks at a fan site

Prince: This site sucks!

REPEAT THREE TIMES

And then keep the end of the song the same, where Prince addresses his fans from the stage screaming F**k You repeatedly.

There are a lot of people making money on his name and image. He just wants to have some choice and a share of the proceeds. If only he could still make exciting new music - now that would really be taking care of business!

RE: Trina | 11/6/2007, 4:56 pm EST

I can’t believe the media fell into this trap.

Housequake.com has allowed illegally downloaded materials and videos obtained illegally to play on their website for years. It was only recently they had it removed.

All three websites blatantly discuss bootlegged material which is an absolute disrespect to the artist. The moderators of Housequake.com even boasted how they were gladly sharing illegally obtained copies of the 21 nights show in London with their online community.

__________________________ __

You are so correct!

RE: Tor’re Sanz
RE: NPG4Ever

Well Said!

RE: Mutiny

You are incorrect in ALL you have claimed about Housequake.com. Every bit!

Prince’s legs support Prince, too!!!

I SUPPORT Prince.

rock talk? what a stupid name, if you hate everything. what is there to talk about, jackass?

prince??? this twits name should be princess,,,,or cut to the chase and call him queen. so tired of this guy

I support PRINCE, he has millions of fans who will support his work and stance to the end of time.

He’s not gonna hurt from this, get over it!
Were all adults and Prince doesn’t want us worshiping him like an idol, he wants us to respect him as a man and artist and let him do his thing.

There’s more to the world than just Prince and this is his point!
Suck it up Chitlens!!!

The Purple One?

Yeah, the head is purple, and I’ve got a bad case of blue-balls!!!

I SUPPORT PRINCE!

Wait it out and see the TRUTH come to LIGHT…All the so called “Prince FAN/Haters” will look like misinformed-jump to the gun-believe whatever is printed or posted, self induldgent idiots” they really are.

Peace and B Wild!

I have been a supporter of Prince for a long time, but this recent decision is his most bizarre to date.

I don’t know if he is doing this because he feels he is being denied money owed to him or if he is doing it on the advice of others, but really it makes about as much sense and letting Michael Jackson keep custody of his kids.

Lets be honest, and yes I expect a barrage of posts arguing against my point of view, prince’s music over the years has been incredibly hit or miss, at the most you get maybe one or two really good songs on an album. I like a lot of people got a copy of the latest album from the news stand, and after listening to it a few times it became a handy coaster.

Its a sad day when the best song on an album is about the unbridled passion of a man and his guitar.

so as a closer to this little rant, Prince stop attacking the very people who have made you luxurious lifestyle possible, without the fans you have no career.

I would suggest taking some time to really think what’s important, a few fansites making a couple of bucks from poor bootlegs (which have always been around since concerts began) or the true problem, the quality of the music your putting out.

The Voice of Reason,

thanks for straightening us all out. we are in need of your authoritative kindergarten tactics! Will you take away our snack time if we act up? Shut up!

Houseguake.com NEVER made any “money off of Prince with bootlegged material”.. there’s zero way to prove that statement, because it isn’t true. selling bootlegs, or giving links to downloads is forbidden on the site, and has been for years.

it’s a fansite, a forum where people talk about Prince, and voice their opinions WITHOUT fear of being banned, having threads deleted, etc (remember Prince’s former NPG Music Club site? remember the forum? if anyone DARED to make a comment that was even remotely critical of Prince’s work, they’d instantly see their comments deleted, or find themselves BANNED from the site, just for saying “I was dissapointed in Prince’s latest album”..

fans got sick of it, and flocked to other sites, Prince shut down the NPGMC, and now has no control over what fans say, or think about his music. and now, he’s trying to sue his fans, and most are ready to jump the Prince ship anyway, since “Planet Earth” was so bad..

“They were the ones posting video from the “21 Nights in London Tour” on YouTube”

uh, no. those were normal people who go to concerts and upload videos they shot on their phones because they ENJOYED THEMSELVES.. to say it was “all because of a fansite” is a lapse in reason.. and to say Housequake.com made money off of Prince? well, that shows you’re either one of Prince’s lawyers, or clueless

What I find curious is Prince doesn’t even own the trademark to the word Prince, its owned by a US sports firm and is reegistered for t shirts. I notice Prince isn’t too concerned when he sells his merchandise with the word “Prince” on it, blatantly breaking the law and infringing someone elses intellectual property. The words “stinking hypocrite” come to mind

The Prince fan sites WERE NOT ever making MONEY out of bootlegs and anything of the such. I suspect these people posting on here saying that stuff DO not or have NOT ever visited those sites.

The sites have both negative and positive views on Prince. They praise his greatest work or EXPRESS disappointment over bad work, projects, etc.

Prince at this point is fighting for Rights To Publicity so if you critique his work, in a discussion, you can be requested to REMOVE your written comment. So you’re losing your freedom to express yourself over a view on a work or anything. This is a far reaching issue. Say a politician or other public figure can SHUT you up.

On imagery, photos - Prince doesnt OWN most photos. The photographers or media companies do. Plain and simple. He’s claiming ownership over photos he did not have anything to with. Even old video footage or TV shows, etc. which again, HE DOES NOT OWN.

Again, this is something that can set a standard not only in music artists but in other genre’s or public, political or otherwise. So in light of other more important things, this is important.

I wanted to puke when I read about this…..greedy fucking bastard!! Prince sucks!!

A question regarding this ’symbol’ that some of his moronic fans have tattooed on their bodies… Did he invent or create it, or did he appropriate it himself?

It’s hilarious that sycophants have appeared here pimping Prince’s official website and saying that the fansites should be shut down because they say “mean things” about Prince and “blatantly” discuss bootlegs. If it wasn’t clear before that the reason for this legal action is that Mr. P. wants complete control over even the discussion of his work, there’s no doubt about it now.

I’ve been a fan for many, many years, but this is the last straw - this guy isn’t going to get another penny from me, not one.

Hey Prince, where can I send you a receipt for refunds? You Prick.

RE: Trina | 11/6/2007, 4:56 pm EST

“DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE. PRINCEFANSUNITED DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL PRINCE FANS!!!!”

Exactly!!! I believe the people (MEN…haha,all three sites are owned by men… thats funny!) who run them Fan sites are trying to make some kind of “Prince” history. Maybe they want a song about them or maybe be mentioned in the next “Prince is a bad boy” book?! They are making a name for themselves, I guess. I guess this will be the big story (to tell their future grandkids)

I’ve written a letter to Prince, maybe he will realize how stupid this is and give it up:
http://kevinesmeier.wordpr ess.com/2007/11/06/prince-will -sue-u/

At what point does a community-based website become a “fansite”?

Is it the number of PAGES devoted to a shared common interest? Is it the number of IMAGES portraying the shared common interest? Is it the number of MENTIONS of the shared common interest?

THIS webpage links to a number of earlier Prince-related stories. There are doubtless dozens of images of Prince hosted by Rolling Stone.com. There are possibly thousands of articles or reader comments mentioning Prince. At what point does Prince.org become a copyright-infringing fansite and Rolling Stone.com doesn’t? This specific webpage you’re viewing right now reads like a typical forum thread at Prince.org.

None of the websites named in the dispute have ever intended to replace his official web presence. None of the websites are operated to reap commercial gain. None of the websites have sanctioned the sale of bootlegged materials.

Yes - Unreleased material might be being shared amongst these websites’ members via private messaging facilities… However, as any fan of any artist will confirm, if the material was officially available they would purchase it to support their idols.

And there’s a hell of a difference between a fan posting a grainy jpeg scan from an old copy of Teen Beat magazine and uploading a 300 dpi bitmap of album cover art.

This really is old news. Just do a Google search using the keywords: mtv 1457884 news

Houseguake.com and the other websites have been making money off of Prince with bootlegged material. It is as plain and simple as that. They have been doing that for years. They were the ones posting video from the “21 Nights in London Tour” on YouTube. I support Prince and the NPG fully and completely.

All these “UNOFFICIAL” websites complaining because they’ll have less to do with their free time.

3121.com, the “Official” website for all Prince related information/material. Regardless of how limited it is, respect his decision and comply, it doesn’t matter what U think he should be doing.

Since 1979 I’ve been a fan, I cannot begin to tell you how much material I’ve purchased. I cannot begin to tell you all the images/paraphernalia I’ve obtained. I cannot begin to tell you how many concerts I’ve seen, and I surely do not want to think of all the money I’ve spent… lol, however I’m cool with it. He doesn’t owe me anything… nor U.

3121.COM for all things Prince related.

Hype…please if Prince really wants all fansites to stop he’d just stop releasing music, he hasn’t done that so i guess he has a fanbase and i guess he knows it, so how far will he push to gain control of his fanbase? What would a Fan Website be without any Fans?

Prince Fans United.COM??? hahahaha,

what a bunch a bipolar nerds!

I used to visit a few of these Prince sites years ago, these fans are weird. all they do is bicker and criticize every step Prince took and every song Prince made, yet when you ask them why they still on fansites since they are unhappy with Prince, they don’t have an answer, LOL!

GET A LIFE, LOL!

>>>These so-called Prince “fan” sites, have cursed Prince’s name, dragged his name through the mud, complain about EVERYTHING. These fansites allow comments that are so harsh and so negative. They even allow this one guy who obviously has a racial problem with Prince to post there.

If Prince knew how to spell instead of using numbers and single letters in place of words, he would know that he and his attorneys have already lost this cease and desist threatening lawsuit according to the Fair Use Doctrine.

Prince is a public figure. A web site created to update the public on newsworthy information regarding Prince is protected under the Fair Use Doctrine.

If Prince wants to continue to live that millionaire lifestyle, he needs to THINK about who he is trying to alienate. The people that have made him a millionaire.

Fan since 1979. Prince.orger from 1998 - Prince how dare you! I’ve a fan since the day you were good and a fan when the 90s struck and your ass was about to be played out! You resurrected and I saw that too and was glad, but this move is WAK! DON’T COME TO FRISCO - You’re tickets too high!

opps too late….he already is a has-been.

I was a big Prince fan…was

RE: Rebecca | 11/6/2007, 4:41 pm EST

“Prince, you do ya thang!”

Maybe he’ll do his “thang” all over your face!!!

I can’t believe the media fell into this trap.

Housequake.com has allowed illegally downloaded materials and videos obtained illegally to play on their website for years. It was only recently they had it removed.

All three websites blatantly discuss bootlegged material which is an absolute disrespect to the artist. The moderators of Housequake.com even boasted how they were gladly sharing illegally obtained copies of the 21 nights show in London with their online community.

These so-called Prince “fan” sites, have cursed Prince’s name, dragged his name through the mud, complain about EVERYTHING. These fansites allow comments that are so harsh and so negative. They even allow this one guy who obviously has a racial problem with Prince to post there.

Mind you, this is a musician who invited fans up to his private studio to party, took them to the movies, releases music for them every year! Even performs aftershows for a reasonable. Prince does things for the fans that no other artists does. How much do you think Madonna, Janet or even Justin would charge for an aftershow.

Ask anyone who has been to these aftershows and they will tell you it was the best night of their lives.

DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE. PRINCEFANSUNITED DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL PRINCE FANS!!!!

If he is going to remove non-approved pictures, he should at least provide authorized pictures to replace them.

Seriously, I get that he wants to have some control of his image as a business, but this is stupid.

Going after bootlegger, people selling items with his likeness, etc makes some sense. Even going after YouTube can be forgiven…this is just stupid

There are more important things going on in this world. The people running these sites need to focus as much attention to their families as they do to Prince. They are suppose to be grown men and woman… complaining and whinning “Prince don’t love us” … One Word Of Advice!!!

GET A LIFE!!!

; )

Prince, you do ya thang!

You may not all be Prince fans, but if Prince is successful in constraining the three (allegedly) offending fansites, other artists may also employ the services of the Web Sherriff agency he’s using. It would be very dangerous if Prince were able to set a legal precedent over his fansites. It could be your favourite Madonna, Janet, Justin or Kylie fansite which feels the squeeze in the future…

These Prince fansites should be given your support - not your derision.

Go Prince, This is a great move in his part becasue a lot of artists are sick and tired of lame brain fans trying to bitch in on someone elses fame. People put this crap up on web sites without the artists consent and that is spelled one way “WRONG”

This stuff has been going on since 1998. Prince wanted all fan sites to cease to exist, then merge with his official site so there would only be one Prince site with news controlled by him. Many sites closed down at that time, while several decided to merge with his site. Sites that did not merge were also threatened with legal letters.

It seems that Prince wants total control and does not appreciate fans posting negative reviews of his music or actions. On his previous site his message board was heavily censored. Only permitted thoughts and ideas were allowed.

He also does not want his fans discussing his many bootlegs and unreleased tracks, which is a shame, because his unreleased tracks, as well as concerts make him so legendary and admired. He is upset that people have been downloading all 21 Nights in London from various sources.

The thing is… whenever he releases an official version, all of his fans on these sites will buy it.

hey all — he / they are creating controversy and we’re all getting caught in the trap !!!

Oh you’ve really done it, Prince - can I dare even say your NAME or will you sue me? This is the last straw. This fan of 24 years who spent thousands on your stuff and at least one day a month defending you and overlooking your ignorant comments/your shallow outlook/your egotistical stance/your ungrateful attitude is OVER AND OUT. You are not God. You were given a gift. We all have different gifts. You were lucky enough to win a LOTTERY of fame and fortune with yours. That’s ALL. I’d like to slap a coal mine shovel in your hand and show you what hard work for next-to-no pay is. You have broken this fan’s heart.

What a wanker!

There’s only Purple One and that’s DEEP PURPLE. Bite it, Prince.

The only thing that was worth a half a damn was The Purple Rain soundtrack. Get bent!

Fascinating way to stay in the public eye, oh Purple One, by bitching about everyone keeping you in the public eye!

So, let me get this straight: you have a FAN site because you LOVE the artist, right? Then apparently, the artist you are honoring is PISSED OFF at you basically for honoring you and threatens legal action. SO…you decide to FIGHT THE ARTIST for the RIGHT to CONTINUE TO HONOR how GREAT HE IS! Eh, what?

… he’s gonna keep it up - and become another irrelevant has-been …