Eminem’s publishing company sues Meta for copyright infringement

Eminem’s publishing company isn’t playing when it comes to the rights of its tunes, and is suing Meta to prove it.

The Detroit rapper’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, filed a lawsuit in federal court against Meta over alleged copyright infringement, the Daily Mail reported.

The suit was filed in Michigan on May 30th, seeking $109 million, and is demanding a halt to further alleged infringement.

NEW: Eminem’s publishing company sues Meta for $109M over unauthorized use of music.

Eminem’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, claims Meta violated the copyright of 243 of Eminem’s songs through the “unauthorized storage, reproduction and exploration” of the music on its… pic.twitter.com/SsSCSqOIJ9

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The lawsuit claims that Mark Zuckerberg’s company holds 243 songs owned by Eight Mile Style that are accessed by “billions of users.”

“On information and belief, despite their not being licensed, the recordings of the Eight Mile Compositions have been reproduced and synchronized with visual content on Meta’s platforms across millions of videos, which have been viewed billions of times,” the complaint said.

It’s claimed that the company intentionally reproduced and distributed the music following unsuccessful licensing negotiations with Eight Mile Style, as part of its 2020 license agreement with Audiam, a digital music royalty collection agency.

“Meta’s years-long and ongoing infringement of the Eight Mile Compositions is another case of a trillion [with a T] dollar company exploiting the creative efforts of musical artists for the obscene monetary benefit of its executives and shareholders without a license and without regard to the rights of the owners of the intellectual property,” the complaint states.

The publishing company that controls Eminem’s music catalog is suing Meta for over $109 million.

On May 30, Eight Mile Style filed a lawsuit against the social media giant in U.S. District Court in Michigan, accusing Meta of using 243 of Eminem’s songs across Facebook, Instagram… pic.twitter.com/EnXjdQ4z0W

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The lawsuit claims that Meta executives “actively encouraged rampant infringement” to garner advertising profits, with “advertising accounting for 97.8 percent of Meta’s total revenue as of 2023,” the Daily Mail reported.

Meta, for its part, said the company has been acting in “good faith” with Eight Mile Style since the allegations began.

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