Radiohead to Prince: Hey, that's OUR song
Found on CNN on Friday, 30 May 2008
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied -- even Radiohead.
Yorke laughed when his bandmate, guitarist Ed O'Brien, said the blocking had prevented him from seeing Prince's version of their song.
When Prince performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 26, he prohibited the standard arrangement of allowing photographers to shoot near the stage during the first three songs of his set.
Sometimes, DMCA (abuse) can be good. After all, who wants to watch and, more mind-numbing, listen to a cover version Prince did? Or any of his music for that matter.