Post by @anildash@me.dm

2026-02-11 04:32 UTC

In his 1998 interview with Guitar World, Prince spoke directly about one of the reasons why he was seeking ownership of his work: to have artistic control so there couldn't be unauthorized digital manipulation of his work after his death. https://sites.google.com/site/prninterviews/home/guitar-world-october-1998

Replies (5)

@crablouis@masto.ai 2026-02-11 05:42

@anildash@me.dm Prescient yep. And not in denial over what was clearly already in train, the ramping up of the network effect fed by personal information almost freely given or taken without permission.

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@danslerush@floss.social 2026-02-11 07:21

@anildash@me.dm « I was brought up in a black and white world. I dig black and white; night and day, rich and poor, man and woman. I listen to all kinds of music and I want to be judged on the quality of my work, not on what I say, nor on what people claim I am, nor on the color of my skin. » 🔥 This interview is golden, thank you !

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@licho@kolektiva.social 2026-02-11 08:19

@anildash@me.dm "AI is the ultimate faker. If it takes over, it will undercut a core value of pop music: authenticity. " Wait, what?

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@carlmalamud@official.resource.org 2026-02-12 01:42

@anildash@me.dm @kdriscoll@aoir.social that was the same reason Gandhi endorsed copyright for his autobiography …bad translations were coming in the market. He had previously waived copyright on Hind Swaraj, stamping it “No Rights Reserved.”

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@elithebearded@fed.qaz.red 2026-02-15 20:57

@anildash@me.dm Yet did he leave a will stipulating that?

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