The Artist… known as Prince has recently made headlines for allegedly taking 22 bootleggers to court for illegally uploading footage of his concert(s) to YouTube. As many should know, the artist is stern about his music. So stern that he rarely remasters any of his old music for digital download. The lawsuit added up to $22 million ($1 mil per each offender). However, after the lawsuit made headlines, it –for some reason– went away. Well, Prince’s lawyer released a statement, telling us why.
Via TMZ:
“Because of the recent pressure, the bootleggers have now taken down the illegal downloads and are no longer engaging in piracy.”
“We recognize the fans craving for as much material as possible, but we’d prefer they get it from us directly than from third parties who are scalpers rather than real fans of our work.”
