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Prince sues 22 webmasters for $1 million dollars each for bootlegs

Lawsuit filed against bootlegged videos

 

Prince sues 22 webmasters for $1 million dollars each for bootlegs

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Prince has filed a copyright lawsuit against 22 different users of Facebook and Google's Blogger platform, each for $1 million, over bootlegged videos.

In the 21 page complaint, Prince claims the social network users "engage in massive infringement and bootlegging of Prince's material" - reports Antiquiet.

In addition to the $22 million in damages, Prince is demanding the defendants are permanently blocked from infringing on his copyrights.

Watch the (official, not bootlegged video for 'Breakfast Can Wait' below 

Of the 22 defendants, the identities of just two are known, so it's going to be quite a struggle to ensure the jury trial the singer has requested.

Prince also announced today that he'll be doing a series of concerts as part of the Hit And Run tour in London next month. More details of the tour are set to revealed in a press conference to be held, for some reason, in the flat of soul singer Lianne La Havas.

If you do decide to go, we'd probably recommend not uploading your videos to Facebook. Unless you've got a million dollars to spare. 

Below: 9 reasons to be excited about Prince's London shows 

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