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"Several of the largest web communities dedicated to the artist have received notices to cease and desist all use of photographs, images, lyrics, album covers and anything linked to Prince's likeness," Prince Fans United said in a statement.
The letters even demanded the removal of "fan's (sic) own photographs of their Prince inspired tattoos and their vehicles displaying Prince inspired license plates," and asked that the fansites provide "substantive details of the means by which you propose to compensate our clients for damages."
"It is our belief that these threats are not made in an attempt to enforce valid copyright as Prince alleges in his threats, rather we believe they are attempts to stifle all critical commentary about Prince," the fansite group said.
"We strongly believe that such actions are in violation of the freedom of speech and should not be allowed."
The sites believe they are making "fair use" of the Prince photographs/likenesses, which they maintain "clearly fall within the public interest category."
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It’s an odd stance to piss off your fan base, considering how Pr*** has otherwise seemed progressive in music distribution. Maybe he’s just nuts.
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Thats no way to treat your fans and more importantly the peolpe that made your career what it was and never will be again.
Your suppose to be a Prince, not a Princess get over yourself.I’m ashamed to say I was a prince fan.
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This does seem harsh – a better approach may have been to ask for the fan sites to add a link back to the site. Links equate to attribution on the Internet and would support the free flow of content without punishing content creators.
They could even go a step further and ask the fan sites to link to a contextually relevant item in the official Prince store.