Eminem, Apple Reach Settlement In Lawsuit Over Digital Tracks
Published 10/06/2009, by Allen Starbury

2009-04-30 - EminemDespite going to trial after they were unable to reach a settlement, Apple and Eminem's music publisher reached an agreement following a five-day trial over the rights to the rapper's digital music sales.

Eight Mile Style filed a suit against Apple in 2007 claiming they were illegally offering the sale of 93 of Em's songs that were not authorized to sell.

Apple, however, said they had a valid agreement with Aftermath Records, which controls the Em tracks in questions, thus granting them the right to sell the track via their iTunes service.

They were unable to reach a deal out of court, so both parties headed to trial to hash things out. On Thursday (October 1), a deal was reached.

However, details were not disclosed.

Eight Mile originally sought over $14 million in damages and $2.5 million in earnings Apple earned from the sell of the tracks in question.

The suit came after Eminem's smash hit, "Lose Yourself," appeared in a commercial promoting Apple's iTunes service.

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2 Comments
water under the bridge - October 6, 2009 at 12:47 pm

I’M glad they paid this man.

young moe - October 7, 2009 at 12:18 pm

This is the direction hip hop must go in. The affluent MUST approach the TECH elites Google, youtube, apple, all of them… and present them with legal cases and fight for the future online sales. The googles and youtubes recieve advertising and endorsement contracts and revenue… make them pay up. They owe artists a fair wage for the service these artists provide through their music.

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