Action opened by Eight Mile Style, the artist’s editor, accuses Zuckerberg’s company to publicize 243 rapper songs without the necessary licenses
Eight Mile Style, a company that manages part of the musical catalog of, is processing the copyright violation of 243 songs. The lawsuit was filed this week, according to documents obtained by the American magazine. The musical publisher requests compensation of over US $ 109 million and requests trial by jury.
The company, co -founded by the rapper’s production team, known as Bass Brothers, controls the copyright of Eminem’s compositions recorded and distributed from 1995 to 2005. The artist is not directly involved in the lawsuit.
Eight Mile Style claims that Meta Platforms, owner of, and violated copyright through the “Unauthorized storage, reproduction and exploration” songs on the technology company platforms.
The action cites resources like Original Audio e Reels Remixused for “Allow and encourage users to steal the music from Eight Mile StyleAnd use it in content “without proper assignment or license ”. The process states that the compositions were used in millions of videos and transmitted billions of times.
The musical publisher requests US $ 150,000 (about R $ 795,000) for each of the 243 songs on the target platforms, totaling US $ 109.3 million (about R $ 579.3 million) in damage. The company also seeks maximum statutory indemnity allowed.
A goal spokesman sent a statement to the US press, stating that he tried a negotiation “in good faith ” with the publisher. “The goal has licenses with thousands of partners around the world and an extensive global music licensing program on its platforms. The goal was negotiating in good faith with Eight Mile Style, but instead of continuing these discussions, Eight Mile Style chose to sue. ”
Eight Mile Style also claims “decreased copyright for defendants’ robbery, lost profits and profits of the defendants attributable to the infringement ”. The process states that the rapper songs “They are among the most valuable in the world, and Eight Mile Style is very protective compared to iconic songs”.
Judicial documents indicate that the goal sought to acquire licenses of. Eight Mile Style, however, says it has not allowed access to Audiam, a collection and transfer platform of digital royalties. The action claims that, even after previous complaints from the musical publisher, the goal allegedly “reproduced and stored unlicensed copies”.
There is still no information on when the trial will occur or if the parties will try an extrajudicial agreement before proceeding with the process.
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