Eminem's Music Publishers Want A Bite Out Of Apple
Eminem's music publishers, Eight Mile Style LLC, are going after Apple Inc. , claiming they "never authorized the use of 93 songs in a downloadable format on Apple's popular iTunes service."
On Thursday in Detroit, the two companies are expected to begin non-jury trial proceedings, unless a settlement can be reached by tomorrow. It is unlikely that Eminem will appear at the proceedings (when do celebrities ever show up for these kinds of things?).
It is still unknown as to how much money is actually at stake, however, Eminem's people are claiming they have lost upwards of $2.5 million from Itunes download sales, with $466,915 of it coming from Eminem's biggest hit "Lose Yourself," off the 8 Mile soundtrack.
It is believed that the publisher also seeks financial claims on the sale of Ipods, which we don't get at all!
Apple is, of course, denying the whole thing, claiming that they have a legal and viable contract with Aftermath Records, which controls the recordings in question. Eminem's music publishers argue that Aftermath had no right to provide these songs, and are also suing the record label for their part in this as well.
We'd fight for our money too, Feminem. Lord knows you need all the ca$h flow you can get!
[Image via AP Images.]
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that's what he gets for being a shithead
Won't be the first time someone tried to shake down Apple. Won't be the last.
"all the cashflow you can get" - you make it sound like hes broke?? the man makes more in a day then you probably do in a year.
eminem deserves it all. he is the most talented rapper in the game currently. and for you perez, i think you need all the money you can get, being that your a queer hidden behind a computer screen.
That motherf*cker should be happy anyone would make his crap available for download.
He looks lost and sad in that pic cuz he misses Bruno's balls on his chin.
he is an ass! dam ugly as hell too!
He's such a fucking tool. Why does he just now decide to sue? 8 Mile was like, 3 years ago.
love him… his music
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He deserves the money, remember they are making money off his talent not the other way around. You are the one that hawks anything and everything on your site even advertising for Annistion movies yet you bash her every chance you get, what makes you so different? I can tell you he has a talent in writing that you never will have, yes you are a bit creative in your snide remarks about celebrities. Just because he has money or you dont like him doesnt mean he doesnt deserve every penny he is entitled to……so remeber that when you sue will i am because you will want every penny you deserve too.
wat do u mean he need all the cash flow he can get.?!! he isnt broke,,he is one of the best selling rappers of all time!!! get ur facts straight!!!
what happened to him, his face looks weird.
"We'd fight for our money too, Feminem. Lord knows you need all the ca$h flow you can get!" OK…If you lost $2.5 mill, I'm sure your ass would be in court too. Why call him Feminem?? HOW ANNOYING PEREZ
what, he's out of crack money??????
M is getting that weird Carrot Top facial look why is that?
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Eminem, you deserve all the money baby! You're the best rapper ever, actually maybe you derserve so much more!!!
Gosh stop with the best rapper comments already. Best rapper when you compare him to mainstream rappers. If you are really into Hip Hop music then you know there is a huge underground scene with great lyricists. If you don't know anything about the underground then you will still be shouting Tupac, Biggie and M exactly as the mainstream media has conditioned you to think.
Lol, eminem is the most talented rapper in the game, he's white, which is the best thing ever, and also, he doesnt use the "N" word every second word like most rappers these days. And yes, i do listen to underground music, idiot.
He must need $$ to try and keep up with Mariah Carey !
Re: Dynamixx – OKAY, even in the underground world, Eminem is VERY well respected as a lyricist. He was the king of underground before he became mainstream (his LP), and to this day is one of the best lyricists out there, whether mainstream or underground. I suggest you check your ish before you start trying to sound like you know what you're talking about.
Loool. Why are you talking like Eminem has no cash? I think with the fasting selling album of the year he has plenty of cash. Certainly more than your fatass.
why the hell would he seek claim for ipods? That's so stupid what hes suing for has nothing to do with the damn ipod. And why would he wait so long to sue them? even if he does win, its not really gonna do anything to apple. Eminem is the one that needs all the money he can get, he isn't even that good of a rapper.