Prince Act Pulled From Minnesota Legislature

Recently, a bill was introduced in Minnesota’s Senate and House of Representatives that was directly inspired by Prince‘s death. The PRINCE Act (Personal Rights in Names Can Endure) sought to restrict the use of a person’s name and likeness in commercial ventures and offer more publicity control to the deceased’s estate. The law, specifically drafted with Prince’s estate in mind, would protect a deceased person’s name, image, voice, and signature for 50 years following the individual’s death. Now, the bill has been set aside following concerns that the bill was being pushed forward too quickly and would have unintended consequences, Billboard reports. The bill was introduced by Rep. Joe Hoppe, who reportedly plans to return with a new bill next year.

Prince was found dead on April 21 at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He was 57. The nearby Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office completed an autopsy on April 22 but said gathering the results of toxicology tests could take weeks. Federal officials, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, have been assisting the local sheriff’s department in the investigation surrounding Prince’s death.

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