Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted [from Meta], would you capture it, or just let it slip? Faced with that opportunity, Eminem’s publishing company has opted for the “sue the hell out of Meta” route. You may have heard some of Eminem’s music (hopefully the pre-2009 cuts) on the apps you have your thumb glued to. That in itself isn’t surprising — he’s the top-selling rapper of all time, after all. But using his music without at least asking his permission first is begging for a wake-up call. US Magazine has coverage:
Eminem filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms — owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — over allegations of copyright infringement.
The rapper’s publishing company Eight Mile Style has accused Meta of putting Eminem’s music on its Reels Remix and Original Audio platforms without permission. A lawsuit filed on Friday, May 30, in Michigan is seeking as much as $109 million in damages for misappropriation of 243 of Eminem’s songs, according to E! News.
Two hundred forty-three songs?! If you listen closely, you can hear every IP lawyer shout out “Now this looks like a job for me!” in unison.
Eminem’s lawsuit alleges that Mark Zuckerberg’s company initially tried to license his music through digital royalty engine Audiam, but when Eight Mile Style refused, more than 200 songs made it onto Reels Remix and Original Audio anyway. Eminem’s songs were allegedly streamed and sampled billions of times without permission, in what Eight Mile Style calls “rampant” and “knowing infringement.”
Did Meta not learn from Ja Rule or Machine Gun Kelly’s careers? Don’t. Mess. With. Eminem. And if the events are as cut and dried as the complaint makes it seem, Meta is getting off easy with the $109M price tag. Meta of all companies should know that the only thing that can get away with brazenly stealing the work of wealthy hard-working artists without facing legal consequences is AI-scrapping software.
Eminem Is Suing Meta for $109 Million Over Copyright Infringement [US Magazine]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s (Opens in a new window). He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted [from Meta], would you capture it, or just let it slip? Faced with that opportunity, Eminem’s publishing company has opted for the “sue the hell out of Meta” route. You may have heard some of Eminem’s music (hopefully the pre-2009 cuts) on the apps you have your thumb glued to. That in itself isn’t surprising — he’s the top-selling rapper of all time, after all. But using his music without at least asking his permission first is begging for a wake-up call. US Magazine has coverage:
Eminem filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms — owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — over allegations of copyright infringement.
The rapper’s publishing company Eight Mile Style has accused Meta of putting Eminem’s music on its Reels Remix and Original Audio platforms without permission. A lawsuit filed on Friday, May 30, in Michigan is seeking as much as $109 million in damages for misappropriation of 243 of Eminem’s songs, according to E! News.
Two hundred forty-three songs?! If you listen closely, you can hear every IP lawyer shout out “Now this looks like a job for me!” in unison.
Eminem’s lawsuit alleges that Mark Zuckerberg’s company initially tried to license his music through digital royalty engine Audiam, but when Eight Mile Style refused, more than 200 songs made it onto Reels Remix and Original Audio anyway. Eminem’s songs were allegedly streamed and sampled billions of times without permission, in what Eight Mile Style calls “rampant” and “knowing infringement.”
Did Meta not learn from Ja Rule or Machine Gun Kelly’s careers? Don’t. Mess. With. Eminem. And if the events are as cut and dried as the complaint makes it seem, Meta is getting off easy with the $109M price tag. Meta of all companies should know that the only thing that can get away with brazenly stealing the work of wealthy hard-working artists without facing legal consequences is AI-scrapping software.
Eminem Is Suing Meta for $109 Million Over Copyright Infringement [US Magazine]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s (Opens in a new window). He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
