On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Kaser, Derek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just to clarify, the point behind my post was not to create a debate about > copyright model > or the circumstances under which someone can enforce copyright. My purpose > was to > point out the contradictory stances that seemed to be behind Prince's actions.
Sorry--my bad. I misunderstood the background details; I missed that Prince thought he had the rights to his performances of someone else's works. (Had somehow thought he was objecting to vids of his own songs, not Radiohead's.) Yes, Prince seems to be trying to say "anything I do on stage is owned by me, even if someone else wrote it, and anything I wrote is owned by me, even if someone else performed it." Which, umm. No. We don't have copyright laws that say "Prince has copyright control over whatever he touches." > In the Radiohead incident, Prince seemed to take the stance that the > performer controls the copyright over the performance. > > In the tribute album lawsuit, Prince seems to be taking the stance that the > songwriter(/holder of lyrics' copyright) controls the copyright over the > performance. > > My only point was that these stances contradict each other. In other words, > Prince can't have his cake and eat it too. > > Derek > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- "I follow Eris blindly in all things. That She is the Goddess of Chaos simplifies this immensely." -- Christian the Pagan _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
