The flamboyant artist Prince is reportedly suing several internet companies, including YouTube, for breach of copyright.
Prince claims that he is trying to "reclaim his art on the internet" and that he is not simply doing so for himself but for "all artists". Both eBay and PirateBay are also among the companies that Prince has accused of failing to edit out content that has not been authorized.
A spokesman for Prince said: "Prince believes strongly that as an artist the music rights must remain with the artist and thus copyrights should be protected across the board. Very few artists have ever taken this kind of action over their rights. "Yet, Prince has showed time and time again he is ready to challenge the system in new ways to put artists and music first." The artist has enlisted the aid of Web Sheriff, a company that specializes in fighting internet piracy.
Prince gave away his last album free in a newspaper in the UK, in order to promote several concerts.
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