“Eminem’s music publisher… Eight Mile Style LLC and a co-plaintiff, Martin Affiliated LLC, are suing Apple Inc., claiming they never authorized the use of 93 songs in a downloadable format on Apple’s popular iTunes service,” Ed White reports for The Associated Press. “The non-jury trial is expected to start Thursday in the rapper’s hometown of Detroit, unless a settlement is reached Wednesday with the help of U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia Morgan.”
White reports, “Eight Mile also is suing Aftermath Records, which controls the recordings in question, saying it didn’t have the right to make deals on digital downloads.”
“It’s unclear from court documents just how much money is at stake, but the plaintiffs claim Apple wrongfully gained $2.5 million through iTunes downloads, including $466,915 from ‘Lose Yourself,’ Eminem’s biggest hit from the hip-hop film ‘8 Mile.’ The publisher also believes it should get a share of Apple’s profit from the sale of iPods,” White reports.
MacDailyNews Take: Bwahahaha! Good luck with that one, Marshall.
White continues, “Eight Mile also claims Aftermath wrongfully collected $4 million off Eminem’s songs on iTunes.”
“Apple denies the allegations and says it has a valid agreement with Aftermath Records,” White reports. “Eight Mile has received royalties but says that doesn’t mean it can’t press ahead with a lawsuit.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Find the real ass in this photo.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “JES42” for the heads up.]