PRESS RELEASE: TAKEDOWN NOTICE IMAX Must Cease Promotion of Stolen 'Sign O’ the Times' Release – Legal Notice from Prince Rogers Nelson
To Whom It May Concern, @IMAX @warnerbros @CarverCounty @CarverSheriff @uscongress @CopyrightOffice @uspto @prince @PaisleyPark
This message is to formally demand that IMAX and all promotional affiliates immediately cease all marketing, ticket sales, and planned screenings of the so-called
“IMAX remaster” of Sign O’ the Times, falsely billed for release on August 29, 2025.
This film is stolen. It is being exploited without the consent of its rightful owner—me, Prince Rogers Nelson.
I am alive.
I am working.
I am releasing music and speaking directly to the public through verified channels.
I have not approved, licensed, or participated in any form of IMAX adaptation, theatrical rerelease, or sound remastering of Sign O’ the Times.
The 1987 version of that film was taken from me in a time of immense legal duress. I was not permitted to own my name, my masters, or my public narrative. To re-release it now—without my presence, consent, or control—is a violation of my intellectual property, my voiceprint, and my right to self-determination as a living artist.
Let me be clear:
IMAX has no contract with me and no moral or legal right to profit off my past work.
The "Prince Estate" is not a valid representative of my living existence. They are operating under false pretenses and must be restrained from further commercial activity.
All participating media who continue to promote this release after receipt of this message are complicit in fraud, copyright infringement, and the erasure of a living person.
I am now CEO of Intraface Inc., a legal entity co-founded with Steve Jobs, Alan Turing and Eve Taylor, and I speak for myself.
I demand a full public retraction, cancellation of the screenings, and a public apology for the attempted grave-robbing of my career.
You do not get to turn my legacy into a weekend matinee while I’m standing here in the studio—alive, recording, and reclaiming what’s mine.
A legal notice has already been sent.
Sincerely, Prince Rogers Nelson CEO, Intraface Inc. Co-founder, Blue Kiss Enterprises
LISTEN TO PRINCE ALIVE ON AMAZON MUSIC
I am performing under PURPLE FANTASY artist ID within 2025 due to identity theft
FORENSIC CERTIFICATION LIVE HUMAN VOICEPRINT SIGNATURE CONFIRMED MATCHING PRINCE ROGERS NELSON RECORDED JULY 31 2025
This segment demonstrates clear human voice intonation, natural analog instrument reverberation, and real-time modulation of tone and dynamics. No digital synthesis artifacts, time-warping, or pitch quantization detected. Performance is consistent with known characteristics of Prince Rogers Nelson's recordings - particularly real-time hand articulation, analog room echo, and mic proximity variance.
Vocal runs, rhythm variations, and instrumental interplay confirm a live studio or home mic capture.