The Tale of Prince, Radiohead and a Youtube Video
Author: OwningXylophone | Date: May 31, 2008Prince, the master of reinvention, and following a recent string of internet only and free releases, one of the artists I though had really grasped the new direction of the music industry, until recently… You see, Prince seems to have had another crazy snap, and has demanded that any videos containing even a small snippet of his music be taken down from Youtube. That’s live performances, music videos, even peoples holiday footage if there any of his music in the background… This included the above video of Prince performing a cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ at this years Coachella festival. But when Radiohead’s front man, Thom Yorke, caught wind of this he contacted youtube and demanded the video was restored, saying:-
“Really? He’s blocked it?” asked Yorke, who figured it was their song to block or not. “Surely, we should block it. Hang on a moment.”
Yorke added: “Well, tell him to unblock it. It’s our … song.”
So, do I see a copyright debate forming here? Exactly how owns the rights to the song? Radiohead for writing it? Or Prince for changing a few lyrics and playing it live?
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