"We logged on one day and found David Boreanaz staring back at us."

Wow, that must have been scary.

I meant about the page, not David! Geez, guys...

jerryst3161 | November 07, 14:02 CET

Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's.

Simon | November 07, 14:08 CET

Sure Simon there's nothing the band or anyone else can do about it (assuming you mean the quote in the 'Whaddya gonna do, they're the boss' sense and not the 'Keep God out of MySpace' sense ;). Doesn't make it a particularly savoury business practice.

Presumably there's a point at which a company's actions aren't acceptable or are we meant to just sit back and 'render unto Caesar' everytime we're reminded that in today's world individuals and their rights take an increasingly further back seat to corporations and theirs ?

(note i'm not saying we should man the barricades over this since i'm sure there'll be a 'and by the way we can do whatever we like, so fuck you' provision in the Terms and Conditions - though MySpace could've at least given them some warning - just that lines need to be drawn sooner or later or we're all going to end up boiled frogs before we know it)

Saje | November 07, 15:02 CET

Hang on, http://www.myspace.com/bones takes me to the band's website. So what exactly are they complaining about?

Simon | November 07, 15:06 CET

Maybe MySpace changed it back? Anyway, I'm sort of on the side of the band, but since I detest MySpace, I'm finding it hard to care either way.

buffy_kitten | November 07, 15:16 CET

I have to agree with Saje. Whilst there very likely is absolutely nothing at all that the band or anyone else can do to fight a decision such as this one, it still needs to be pointed out that what has been done here absolutely stinks.

It's one thing to realise that the 'little guy' is all but powerless in the corporate world today, certainly against giants like Fox. The David and Goliath battle of the 21st century very rarely goes the way of the original story. It would be pointless to pretend that I thought Bones (the band) could fight this and win.

However, it is very important that people do comment on news such as this if they feel negatively about what they see happening. Any hope that the proverbial little guy has left depends on people not taking this kind of thing as matter of fact. Once they do then there really will be no way back.

Simon, I did wonder exactly what the problem was myself to begin with but not exactly being well informed on how the whole URL thing, or anything computer related, works I just assumed it was something to do with the "number" version of the URL rather than the "bones" version. Oh, who am I kidding. When it comes to anything to do with this sort of internet thing I'm clueless, at least beyond the basics anyway. All I do know is that something was changed and the band didn't like it! :)

Kaine | November 07, 15:30 CET

Well maybe someone here will admit to being a MySpace user and fill us in on what is going on.

Simon | November 07, 16:02 CET

Obviously it's been changed back. Crisis averted!

Jona | November 07, 16:24 CET

From what I can tell their website was restored sometime in the last few hours. Probably because of that report.

loa | November 07, 16:29 CET

MySpace is the devil.

I will admit to having an account. But only because someone sent me a link to a cool Firefly video on it and I had to join to watch it. I've never been back.

madmolly | November 07, 16:35 CET

I'm much more of a facebook whore...I have a myspace so that I can keep tabs on a few old friends that have them but I never use mine really...it hasnt been updated since day 1, lol

Anyway looks like the problem was solved...personally I'd much rather see David everywhere but thats just the fangirl in me. She pops out every now and then.

kballgetlost | November 07, 17:01 CET

Well, if it really has been changed back then it's good to see that occasionally things do work out for you if you aren't Fox, hehe. ;)

I check out FMQB every day so if there is an update to this report I'll post it here to try clarify what actually happened.

Kaine | November 07, 17:08 CET

Well I'm glad that they seem to have changed it back. Which goes to show that yes you should stand up for yourself. Don't just cower in the corner and accept the status quo, challenge it and sometimes you will win. Good on them.

lynnie | November 07, 17:17 CET

But--but--now where can I find David Boreanaz/Emily Deschanel Bones on MySpace? I'm So Confused!

Maeve | November 07, 19:17 CET

Steven Deknight forced me to get a myspace by only letting us comment on Smallville's Season Finale if we had one.

Xane | November 07, 19:26 CET

I've added a wee update to the subject line to say that it would that Fox gave the URL back.

Simon | November 07, 19:57 CET

And then tomorrow, we'll get notice that they actually just mistyped their myspace url, and all was well the whole time!

Rogue Slayer | November 07, 21:19 CET

Maeve: It probably wasn't a real question, but I checked anyway.
http://www.myspace.com/bonesonfox
It was the second guess I tried, after bonestv.

totally0random | November 07, 21:36 CET

Dunno if the article has changed at all, but it says they gave it back in the actual linked piece.

That said - I have an assumed name on myspace in case I ever need to email someone on it. It's happened twice. Apparently I have a friend too. Woo! Also, meh.

giles (yes, it is my real name) | November 07, 23:20 CET

Yes the article has changed. Cheers for that, I'll edit the headline.

Simon | November 07, 23:31 CET

Giles, you beat me to it. I was just about to post that the article had been updated when I saw you had already mentioned it.

Looks like the band may even benefit from the publicity this has caused. Good to know!

Kaine | November 07, 23:32 CET

"Maeve: It probably wasn't a real question, but I checked anyway.
http://www.myspace.com/bonesonfox"

Lucky the show isn't called Hard.

ha ha ha ha ha ha.....er, ok not too funny. Wouldn't want to hurt anyone with excessive laughter.

willbueche | November 08, 03:47 CET

Myspace is the debil...and yes, I have a page.

I'm weak, what can I say.
Annoyingly, someone stole my username, so I've had to put an underscore in my usual name.
I can sympathise with the band, although, myspace is the debil.

nixygirl | November 08, 10:54 CET

Well, I sympathized with the band until I read some nasty comments about DB and 'Bones' fans. In view of the fact neither DB or 'Bones' fans had anything to do with the switch, it all seemed rather unnecessary.

Kizzy | November 09, 03:50 CET