MINNEAPOLIS — A Vancouver record company and a sound engineer who worked with Prince have been barred from publishing or disseminating any unreleased recordings that compromise the late superstar’s work.
George Ian Boxill worked with Prince on five tracks in 2006 and made at least one recording — “Deliverance” — available online last month. Prince’s estate and Paisley Park Enterprises sued to block it.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina Wright issued a preliminary injunction saying Boxill and independent label RMA, which is based in Vancouver, can’t publish unreleased recordings until the dispute is resolved.
They are also barred from using Prince’s trademark to sell or promote “Deliverance.”
RMA, which stands for Rogue Music Alliance, describes itself as “a collection of pirates, hackers, artists and bohemian resistance fighters,” and lists Gabriel Wilson, a producer connected with downtown Vancouver’s Feng Sway Studio, as a co-founder. Wilson has declined to comment about this matter.
