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 and WhatsApp without authorization. Eminem is not listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
What Does the Lawsuit Say?
"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 lawsuit reads.
"Meta has also created online tools within their services, such as Original Audio and Reels Remix, which allow and encourage its users to steal Eight Mile Style’s music from another user’s posted audiovisual content and then use it in their own subsequent videos without proper attribution or license, resulting in exponential infringement," the filing continues.
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EMINEM’S PUBLISHING POWERHOUSE BATTLES META IN $109 MILLION LAWSUIT FOR USING HIS SONGS WITHOUT PERMISSION
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Jun 4
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 and WhatsApp without authorization. Eminem is not listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
What Does the Lawsuit Say?
"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 lawsuit reads.
"Meta has also created online tools within their services, such as Original Audio and Reels Remix, which allow and encourage its users to steal Eight Mile Style’s music from another user’s posted audiovisual content and then use it in their own subsequent videos without proper attribution or license, resulting in exponential infringement," the filing continues.
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