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Prince to sue YouTube, eBay over music use
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-09-14 09:47
Prince performs during the Super Bowl XLI halftime show in Miami,
February 4, 2007.[Reuters]
U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue YouTube and other major Web sites for
unauthorized use of his music in a bid to "reclaim his art on the
Internet."
The man behind hit songs "Purple Rain," "1999" and "When Doves Cry" said
on Thursday that YouTube could not argue it had no control over which
videos users posted on its site.
"YouTube ... are clearly able (to) filter porn and pedophile material but
appear to choose not to filter out the unauthorized music and film
content which is core to their business success," a statement released on
his behalf said.
YouTube responded by saying it was working with artists to help them
manage their music on the site.
"Most content owners understand that we respect copyrights, we work every
day to help them manage their content, and we are developing
state-of-the-art tools to let them do that even better," said YouTube
chief counsel Zahavah Levine.
"We have great partnerships with major music labels all over the world
that understand the benefit of using YouTube as another way to
communicate with their fans."
In addition to YouTube, Prince plans legal action against online
auctioneer eBay and Pirate Bay, a site accused by Hollywood and the music
industry as being a major source of music and film piracy.
The legal action is the latest bid by the music industry to wrest back
control over content in an age where file sharing, mobile phones and
video sites make enforcing copyright increasingly difficult.
But it is believed to be rare for an individual artist of Prince's
stature to take on popular Web sites, while some up-and-coming performers
actually encourage online file sharing to create a fan base and buzz
around a record.
"Prince strongly believes artists as the creators and owners of their
music need to reclaim their art," the statement added.
British company Web Sheriff has been hired to help coordinate the action.
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