Following widespread criticism stemming from his decision to sue his fans over internet links to copyrighted music files, Prince announced late Tuesday that he was abandoning the $22 million dollar lawsuit.
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“Because of the recent pressure, the bootleggers have now taken down the illegal downloads and are no longer engaging in piracy,” according to aย comment from Prince’s lawyer obtained by TMZ.
“We recognize the fans craving for as much material as possible, but we’d prefer they get it from us directly than from third parties who are scalpers rather than real fans of our work.”