The internet is over

M GO BLUE!!! · 07-06-2010, 01:02 AM

Prince Says Internet is 'Over'

Rock star and noted digital media expert Prince says the internet is 'over.'

The Purple Rain singer has never sold his songs online and has no plans to start with his latest album 20TEN.

Prince has had a long and public battle to keep all things Prince-related offline. In 2007 he sued eBay and YouTube, claiming� the people at the video sharing site 'are clearly able (to) filter porn and paedophile material but appear to choose not to filter out the unauthorised music and film content which is core to their business success.'

He has also notoriously gone after his own fans, forcing three large fansites –Housequake.com, Princefans.com and Prince.org –� to remove all Prince images in 2007. The cease and desist notices reportedly went as far as calling for the removal of pictures taken by fans of their Prince tattoos and Prince-inspired licence plates. Also in 2007, YouTube was forced to pull a home video of a toddler dancing to Let's Go Crazy. Universal Music Publishing claimed the recording infringed copyright. The child's mother fought back, however, claiming that the video constituted fair use.

Now the artist who was known as Prince, then wasn't Prince anymore and is now Prince again says the internet is over anyway. He tells The UK's Daily Mirror, 'The internet's completely over. I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can't get it.

'The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.'

Prince will be giving the new album away in the UK's Daily Mirror on Saturday July 10. The giveaway is the only means of obtaining the album in the UK and Ireland.

The paper says, somewhat paradoxically, 'The singer has shunned selling his eagerly-anticipated CD 20TEN in the shops or releasing it online because he wants as many people as possible to hear his music.'

Marc Vaughan · 07-06-2010, 01:09 AM

LOL

Its a shame he lost it imho, I loved his early albums .....

JonInMiddleGA · 07-06-2010, 01:11 AM

"eagerly-anticipated"?

I couldn't have told you with 100% certainty whether he was alive or dead.

SackAttack · 07-06-2010, 02:07 AM

Psst...Prince: if you make your music available digitally, you have at least SOME control over its digital destiny.

If you don't, you have virtually none. That album is, rightly or wrongly, going to wind up online. It may not be all that widely disseminated, mind, but just saying "No sir, I don't like it" isn't gonna keep it off that thar' internet.

jbergey22 · 07-06-2010, 02:20 AM

For someone that made a career on being a step ahead of the competition he sure is missing the boat on this one.

Groundhog · 07-06-2010, 02:28 AM

Time to hang up my interwebs.

Sgran · 07-06-2010, 06:54 AM

Pancakes, anyone?

rowech · 07-06-2010, 07:53 AM

Prince is over.

oykib · 07-06-2010, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sgran

Pancakes, anyone?

That guy could ball! Did you see that dunk?

Kodos · 07-06-2010, 09:39 AM

Sounds like he is taking Let's Go Crazy to a new level.

How am I going to get all these numbers out of my head?!

chesapeake · 07-06-2010, 10:15 AM

The lede is a little puzzling. Prince was among the first major artists to begin offering entire albums exclusively over the web back in 1997. I've got 2 or 3 different albums of his through his old website, which he abruptly took down back in 2006.

I suspect what they mean is that he has never offered his stuff through 3rd party intermediaries like iTunes. That would fit right in with the paranoia he developed over big labels and magacorps during the whole symbol thing.

In other news, Prince is eccentric.

whomario · 07-06-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

How am I going to get all these numbers out of my head?!

Listen to Prince songs, isn´t that obvious ?

reminds me of mutant russian marc cuban who planning on running the Nets from Russia (!) without owning or using a computer or a cell phone, but enjoys communicating with people by mail (the old fashioned version mind you) instead.

Passacaglia · 07-06-2010, 10:22 AM

"The internet is dead, for I have killed it." -- Prince

Noop · 07-06-2010, 10:32 AM

He does have a point about the iTunes thing though. The internet has totally changed the entertainment industry (stating the obvious) and the companies have no adapted yet and may never by the looks of things.

Vince, Pt. II · 07-06-2010, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oykib

That guy could ball! Did you see that dunk?

Game. Blouses.

tyketime · 07-06-2010, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

I loved his early albums .....

As did I. I first saw him in concert back in 1981 and was blown away by the sheer energy and entertainment. According to a quick review, his new album 20TEN is his best work since Sign O The Times. On one hand, that's not saying much. But I keep hoping he can recapture the early sound.

molson · 07-06-2010, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groundhog

Time to hang up my interwebs.

Seriously.

What the hell am I supposed to surf at work?

panerd · 07-06-2010, 11:30 AM

Hearing the news Joe Liberman just bought an old Prince LP and said "That guy knows what he is talking about!".

Noop · 07-06-2010, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Game. Blouses.

JediKooter · 07-06-2010, 11:50 AM

I wonder if those Minnesota winters are getting him. The way he was talking about the internet, made me think he also wears tin foil hats.

Drake · 07-06-2010, 01:07 PM

One of my buddies just commented:

Quote:

Also, it turns out that at one time Prince was hip but suddenly became outdated.

Greyroofoo · 07-06-2010, 02:29 PM

I opened this thread and while reading it my internet connection crashed.

HOW'S THAT FOR COINCIDENCE!

07-06-2010, 01:11 AM	#3
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	"eagerly-anticipated"? I couldn't have told you with 100% certainty whether he was alive or dead. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

07-06-2010, 02:28 AM	#6
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Time to hang up my interwebs. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

07-06-2010, 06:54 AM	#7
Sgran High School Varsity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Budapest	Pancakes, anyone? __________________ What the hell is Mike Brown diagramming for them during timeouts? Is he like the guy from "Memento" or something? Guys, I just thought of something … what if we ran a high screen for LeBron?

07-06-2010, 10:32 AM	#14
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	He does have a point about the iTunes thing though. The internet has totally changed the entertainment industry (stating the obvious) and the companies have no adapted yet and may never by the looks of things. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

07-06-2010, 11:50 AM	#20
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	I wonder if those Minnesota winters are getting him. The way he was talking about the internet, made me think he also wears tin foil hats. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

07-06-2010, 01:09 AM	#2
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	LOL Its a shame he lost it imho, I loved his early albums .....

07-06-2010, 02:07 AM	#4
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Psst...Prince: if you make your music available digitally, you have at least SOME control over its digital destiny. If you don't, you have virtually none. That album is, rightly or wrongly, going to wind up online. It may not be all that widely disseminated, mind, but just saying "No sir, I don't like it" isn't gonna keep it off that thar' internet.

07-06-2010, 02:20 AM	#5
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	For someone that made a career on being a step ahead of the competition he sure is missing the boat on this one.

07-06-2010, 07:53 AM	#8
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	Prince is over.

07-06-2010, 09:39 AM	#10
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Sounds like he is taking Let's Go Crazy to a new level. How am I going to get all these numbers out of my head?!

07-06-2010, 10:15 AM	#11
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	The lede is a little puzzling. Prince was among the first major artists to begin offering entire albums exclusively over the web back in 1997. I've got 2 or 3 different albums of his through his old website, which he abruptly took down back in 2006. I suspect what they mean is that he has never offered his stuff through 3rd party intermediaries like iTunes. That would fit right in with the paranoia he developed over big labels and magacorps during the whole symbol thing. In other news, Prince is eccentric.

07-06-2010, 10:22 AM	#13
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	"The internet is dead, for I have killed it." -- Prince

07-06-2010, 11:30 AM	#18
panerd Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis	Hearing the news Joe Liberman just bought an old Prince LP and said "That guy knows what he is talking about!".

07-06-2010, 02:29 PM	#22
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	I opened this thread and while reading it my internet connection crashed. HOW'S THAT FOR COINCIDENCE!

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