Bloomberg Law
Feb. 25, 2019, 7:08 PM UTC

Prince Estate Can’t Proceed With Copyright Suit in Minnesota

Blake Brittain
Blake Brittain
Reporter

Prince’s estate can’t move forward with a copyright case in his home state of Minnesota against a law firm that advised a former sound engineer to publish the late rock star’s unreleased recordings, the District of Minnesota ruled Feb. 22.

Although some of the firm’s actions implicated Minnesota, they weren’t sufficient to establish minimal contacts for personal jurisdiction in the state, the court ruled.

George Ian Boxill worked as a sound engineer for Prince in 2006. After Prince’s death, Boxill created Deliverance LLC with a law firm and publishing company to market and release recordings from the 2006 sessions. Prince’s ...

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