Re: Prince...........
http://perezhilton.com/2008-06-28-dont-mess-with-his-purple-one
The diva is fighting back!
Fifty artists recently recorded Prince covers in honor of his 50th Birthday this past June 7th.
Unfortunately for them, everyone's getting sued!
But the funny part is, they're being sued by Prince himself.
Yup!
Prince's attorneys are demanding that all copies of the tribute album be destroyed immediately.
In Norway, Shockadelica has reached No. 8 on the album charts. It's also received several popular reviews by the Norwegian Press.
So, what's the problem?
By law, it's legal to sell cover songs of someone else's material. You're just required to pay about a 10 cent licensing fee per song.
Norway's C+C Records has distributed 5,000 of the box sets since the beginning of the month. They've also given digital versions.
However, they say no one has made any money from the project.
So they claim they didn't think they owed Prince any money.
Just maybe a free copy?
Christer Falck, owner of C+C Records, said he contacted Prince's people to try and send a set to Prince and that's where the legal issues began.
Though luckily for them, with all the attention the lawsuit will bring, we bet they'll be selling a lot more than 5,000 albums.
Now you'll be able to pay Prince….AND your lawyer!