Eminem's Music Publisher Eight Mile Style Is Suing Meta for $109 Million Over Copyright Infringement Claim

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https://people.com/eminem-music-publisher-eight-mile-style-is-suing-meta-for-copyright-infringement-for-109-million-11747831

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Eight Mile Style alleges that Meta violated the copyright of 243 songs from its catalog. Eight Mile Style claims Meta did so through the “unauthorized storage, reproduction and exploitation” of the 243 songs on the various platforms.

The claims cite the various applications' different features, including Original Audio and Reels Remix, as a means to “allow and encourage its users to steal Eight Mile Style’s music” to use in their content “without proper attribution or license.” The suit also claims that the songs have been used in millions of videos and streamed billions of times.

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The Grammy winner's company requested $150,000 for each of the 243 songs being on Meta's Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, reaching a total of $109,350,000 in damages. Eight Mile Style also requested a jury trial.

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The suit states that although some songs were removed after Eight Mile Style's earlier complaints, Meta allegedly “reproduced and stored unauthorized unlicensed copies."

Go get that bastard Zuckerberg.

Who also needs to be sued for everything stolen to train his AI.

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1. I hope he wins big!