Jeeze, a guy can't do what he wants with his own intellectual property?
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2114557,00.html
Well, no - it endangers the unethical monopoly that the record companies wish to preserve.
"It would be an insult to all those record stores who have supported Prince throughout his career," ERA co-chairman Paul Quirk told a music conference."
Um, no. The stores are there to make money, not supporting any particular artist.