Prince Promoters Join Internet Row....

Prince's promoter Aeg has joined the row over the use of the singer's image, accusing the unofficial fansites of "false representation".The Purple Rain hitmaker came under fire earlier this week (ends09Nov07), after his representatives demanded three websites remove any unauthorised pictures of the star, citing copyright infringement.The fansites hit back at the threat of legal papers and vowed to fight the case on behalf of the superstar's millions of fans worldwide.But Aeg - working on behalf on Prince - claim the websites involved are mis-representing the artist's fans - because many supporters have logged on to the official site to praise the move.A statement from Aeg reads, "Prince is not suing his fans, is not looking to penalise fans and nor is he looking to or inhibiting freedom of speech in any way."The action taken earlier this week was not to shut down fansites, or control comment. The issue was simply to do with in regards to copyright and no lawsuits have been filed."The three sites in question have falsely positioned themselves as representatives of millions of Prince fans. In fact, many have come out in support of Prince at his official site and even on the message boards of the unofficial sites in question".

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