Has Prince got a cat in hell’s chance of successfully removing unauthorised pirate videos and music from sites like Youtube?

Ont he one hand, he could set a precedent and a corner stone of social networking could be damaged.   On the other hand, the damage he could cause to his artistic credibility for fighting the people who ‘consume’ his products could tip the balance against him.

Prince takes on YouTube | Technology | The Guardian

One thing’s for sure, the growth in the numbers of people using the social network opportunities the web offers is growing rapidly – if not exponentially, so this type of action will become harder and harder.