This is also the guy who changed his popstar name so no-one would be able to pronounce it right?
Yeah... fuck off, wanker.
Yeah... fuck off, wanker.
Prince: "The internet is over"
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Are... what... but... holy fuck.lostzombies.com said:
Okay, first of all, MTV died when they STOPPED SHOWING FUCKING MUSIC VIDEOS. I somehow don't think the internet won't have that problem considering it has millions of sites, so some have to be dedicated to music just by the sheer mass of them.
Also...
Someone has bad memories from math class.
Wow... Comparing the internet to MTV doesn't make sense. Comparing the internet to TV does. How long has TV been around for Prince?
Anyone who uses the word "hip" has no right to declare what is and isn't popular.lostzombies.com said:
This is just pure gold.Prince said:
OT: Of course the Internet isn't "over". Are cars "over"? Is running water "over"? No; the Internet is a major technological advancement that will be with us as long as we live (or until something better comes along).
Help! My head is filled with numbers! Somebody call the Algebra Exorcist!
The line about the advance tells exactly what this is all about: the Purple Plonker thinks he's not getting enough cash for his crap tunes.
The line about the advance tells exactly what this is all about: the Purple Plonker thinks he's not getting enough cash for his crap tunes.
I'm guessing the early 90's.Commander Breetai said:
Honestly what the hell is this moron thinking, is he a retard?
He referred to himself as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" for a while and had his written stage name replaced with a symbol. This was over a contract dispute where he apparently couldn't perform under his stage name unless he agreed to do things he didn't want to and give up a bunch of money. This bit was actually pretty clever, as he even turned a disclosure clause into a gimmick by keeping things mysterious and not coming clean until after the contract expired. I don't remember all the details, but he stopped doing it, and it was all explained. A lot of other people would have stopped performing under the circumstances, so I have to give him a certain amount of credit.U71L7Y_F0RMUL4 said:
Otherwise I think what he's saying about the internet is simply wishful thinking on his part. It's neither a bad thing, nor something that is going away since it's not a "gimmick" but technological progression much like video images were, which some people also called a fad.
I think one of the issues involved here is that things like digital distribution have gotten to the heart of the concept of "intellectual properties", and ownership. I think a big part of the issue is that the letter of the matter has not been a major issue before this level of technological innovation, and it's upset a lot of people who rightfully see a lot of aspects of IP rights as being inherantly wrong when it was not really an issue when physical media existed.
Well that, and greed. Improved statistical tracking has convinced a lot of people somehow that piracy (which is wrong) equates directly to lost sales, and that somehow those pirating would have bought the property in question (or the right to use it) if they hadn't been able to pirate it. This is fundementally untrue, however in the final equasion greed is greed and the mere suspician by some guy who made 10 million dollars that he could have made 20 million is enough to whip him into a frothing rage most of the time.
In the final equasion though I think piracy is simply the most public issue, because being wrong it's the one that media industries can most easily attack. One of the reasons why I think a lot of people are very lukewarm to IP laws is the fact that by the logic used by some of these artists it would be a crime to say lend someone a book, or (as guys like Harlan Ellison have pushed) or for school teachers to copy media to distribute to students.
What's more I think services like Youtube bring up some interesting questions. For example I am not 100% comfortable with an artist of any stature forcing down a video of a kid dancing to their music. I feel doing stuff like that and showing it off is part of the legitimate usage of the medium. Of course the flip side is (as argued) that someone who sees that video is hearing the music for free.
Without going into the letter of the law, I kind of see things like Youtube as being similar to a publically accessible park. Just as it would be ridiculous to arrest someone for putting down a radio and dancing in a park because someone walking by might hear the song, I also think it's ridiculous to do the same on Youtube, the sole differance being the number of people in the potential audience.
The point being that while I think Prince is wrong on what is happening to the internet, and that it will disappear as a "fad", I do see where he's coming from. It's arguably not an easy issue and while piracy is theft, I think extending "piracy" to include things like youtube videos, fan sites, and similar things is going too far.
To put things into perspective, rulings akin to what Prince seems like he would want, would effectively give media owners an incredible amount of latitude to control free speech and behavior. I have my problems with private networks and sites being able to censor and ban people without appeal as it is (since the goverment can't even censor people like that... and it's an increasing issue when pretty much all platforms of mass communication are private), I see Intellectual Property issues turning into something very similar over time if a lot of the artists have their way. One of those things where what is right, right now, is not the right thing in the big picture as it can snowball into much bigger problems than the piracy issue that people are tying to address. With the fortunes still being made (and lost) I also don't see any kind of massive nessecity, it's not like were facing a crisis where the entire creative industry will die out in three months if it's not stopped. Lesser of two evils and all that (but then again, if you think it's costing you a fortune, you might not see it that way... or not care about the long term as long as you get yours).
Congrats to those who read this far.
Prince, if you're reading this...
Oh hell, what makes me think he would read this after he claimed "the Internet is over"?
Anyway, Prince, if for some reason you are reading this, no one cares about you! Drive off in your Little Red Corvette all the way back to 1999!
(Whoa....did I just reference two Prince songs against him?...)
Oh hell, what makes me think he would read this after he claimed "the Internet is over"?
Anyway, Prince, if for some reason you are reading this, no one cares about you! Drive off in your Little Red Corvette all the way back to 1999!
(Whoa....did I just reference two Prince songs against him?...)
The internet is over, but somehow he thinks his career isn't...?
Gawd. For an insight into the kind of guy we're dealing with here, look up Kevin Smith's account of working with him on YouTube.
Gawd. For an insight into the kind of guy we're dealing with here, look up Kevin Smith's account of working with him on YouTube.
I didnt even know prince was still alive.
also, I'm just waiting for someone to post that "hahahah-oh wow" picture.
also, I'm just waiting for someone to post that "hahahah-oh wow" picture.
