Eminem and Apple Settle Lawsuit

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Just five days into the trial, Apple and Eminem reached an agreement and settled out of court. Terms of the deal were not made public.

Eight Mile Style LLC claimed that its contract with Aftermath Records did not authorize the record label to strike a download deal with Apple and the popular iTunes service. Eight Mile and another plaintiff, Martin Affiliated LLC, were seeking millions of dollars, alleging copyright violations on 93 songs, including Eminem's biggest hit, "Lose Yourself." "The case was settled to the satisfaction of all parties."
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when you consider that eminem is the biggest selling artist this decade the settlement for this had to have been HUGE.

here are the sales number for jan 1 2000 - may 2009

1. Eminem 31,127,000
2. The Beatles 27,591,000
3. Tim Mcgraw 24,295,000
4. Toby Keith 24,189,000
5. Britney Spears 22,937,000
6. Kenny Chesney 21,396,000
7. Nelly 21,206,000
8. Linkin Park 21,125,000
9. Creed 20,398,00
10. Jay Z 19,379,000
11. Nickelback 19,158,000
12. Josh Croban 19,115,000
13. Rascal Flats 18,831,000
14. Metallica 18,490,000
15. Alan Jackson 18,479,000
16. NSYNC 18,402,000
17. Dixie Chicks 18,293,000
18. Johnny Cash 17,860,000
19. Kid Rock 17,606,000
20 Celine Dion 17,579,000
 
I wonder if eminem wakes up in the morning and likes who he sees in the mirror? 31 million records of negative, mad, pissed off whining whos music is not holding up well over time.
 
Damn! Those sales numbers are huge, all things considering. If Eminem got $0.25 per song, the total would be $7,781,750. :eek:
 
Vengance_01 said:
For the record some of his stuff was good, and alot of it was bad.
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Ironically my favorite was Infinite. which came out when I was living in redford. It was nice to have a song about the 313. Btw thats his album before he got big. It's about being poor and struggling to make ends meat in detroit. Pretty positive rap album for a change.
 
Cha-Ching is the sound that was heard shortly before Eminem exited the building.
 
Vengance_01 said:
For the record some of his stuff was good, and alot of it was bad.
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Agreed. I like some of his angry stuff, but a lot of his more mellow stuff is really good. Mockingbird and When I'm Gone are two of my favorites. They feel like he put some real heart and thought into them both.
 
Read the article, you'll see it makes alot more sense, no matter whether you like rap or not (I dont)

The dispute was over money, and like most civil cases, this one was settled out of court.

After five days of trial in a Detroit federal courthouse, Apple (AAPL) and Eminem's publisher, Eight Mile Style, came to an agreement Thursday night that neither side wants to about, according to the Detroit Free Press.

At issue were royalties on 93 songs that Apple has been selling on its iTunes music store under an agreement with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records, which controls the rapper's sound recordings.

As Eminem's music publisher, Eight Mile Style had claimed copyright infringement. It was seeking to recover $2.58 million — its estimate of how much Apple has earned from sales of the music — as well as damages, which it set at $150,000 per infringement, or nearly $14 million.

Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, was not officially party to the suit and did not appear in court.

The case dates back to July 2007, when Eight Mile Style sued Apple, alleging that digital rights to Mathers' songs had been sold without its approval.

The publisher had previously sued Apple for unauthorized use of his hit single "Lose Yourself" in an iTunes TV commercial. That dispute was also settled out of court.

During the course of the trial Apple's attorney revealed that Aftermath has been receiving 70 cents per download and Eight Mile Style 9.1 cents. Apple's attorney said that the publisher had been cashing its checks, which over the years amounted to "a lot of money."
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White boy raps and becomes famous!

I really do not see what people like in his crap. Wished Apple rolled over him but knew deep down something like this was going to happen.
 
Eminem is my favorite rapper. Call it crap all you want, go listen to your country music.
But Apple...wish they would have lost.
 
i kept up with eminem for probly 7 or 8 years of when he was popular. now his new stuff i cant stand. i liked him when he was funny or rapping about killing his wife with Dre. i dont care for the 50cent crap and anyone else he's teamed up with since. makes him just like any other rapper and i cant stand it!
 
It's always boring when they settle.

christianw said:
here are the sales number for jan 1 2000 - may 2009

1. Eminem 31,127,000
2. The Beatles 27,591,000
3. Tim Mcgraw 24,295,000
4. Toby Keith 24,189,000
5. Britney Spears 22,937,000
6. Kenny Chesney 21,396,000
7. Nelly 21,206,000
8. Linkin Park 21,125,000
9. Creed 20,398,00
10. Jay Z 19,379,000
11. Nickelback 19,158,000
12. Josh Croban 19,115,000
13. Rascal Flats 18,831,000
14. Metallica 18,490,000
15. Alan Jackson 18,479,000
16. NSYNC 18,402,000
17. Dixie Chicks 18,293,000
18. Johnny Cash 17,860,000
19. Kid Rock 17,606,000
20 Celine Dion 17,579,000
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How gross.
 
all you eminem bashers should just keep it to your self. He makes pretty good music. You have no idea for a white guy he is one of the best rappers out as far as lyrics go. (i dont mean his songs that make fun of people)
 
LeninGHOLA said:
Is Eminem even relevant, music-wise?
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What's the difference? Is your comment even relevant?

Righty said:
I wonder if eminem wakes up in the morning and likes who he sees in the mirror? 31 million records of negative, mad, pissed off whining whos music is not holding up well over time.
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I think he wakes up and looks in the mirror and says, "in 9 years I've earned more than what 99.9% of the population could earn in 9 lifetimes". There are many that enjoy his music, because its negative, mad, and pissed off. Get over it.
 
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