The popular social networking site Facebook has been hit with a lawsuit from Eminem and his publishing company Eight Mile Style LLC due to what is believed to be the unlawful use of the Detroit rapper and D12’s collaboration “Under The Influence.”
According to AllHipHop.com, the lawsuit states that Facebook posted a Wieden + Kennedy ad, which promoted their new Facebook Home app and in the ad the music used is believed to be “Under The Influence.” An altered version of the ad was then released, but according to the lawsuit the edit was then taken as Facebook’s acknowledgement of the unapproved use of Eminem and D12’s song.
“The alteration of the Airplane advertisement was an admission that Facebook knew it had infringed on the Eminem/D12 Composition,” states the lawsuit.
Ironically, Eminem’s lawsuit states that Facebook and Wieden + Kennedy’s response to the cease and desist order, which was initially placed, called out Dr. Dre although the mega-producer did not produce or have any involvement with “Under The Influence.”
“Counsel falsely and wrongfully alleged that Andre Young, professionally known as Dr. Dre, composed ‘Under the Influence,’” read the lawsuit. “Yet, a simple Internet search of the Eminem/D12 Composition would have revealed that ‘Under the Influence’ was composed by Marshall Mathers, III, and members of D12, including Denaun Porter, Von Carlisle, Ondre Moore, R. Arthur Johnson, and DeShaun Holton. Dr. Dre likewise did not produce ‘Under the Influence.’”
At this time, Eminem and Eight Mile Style LLC are suing Facebook and the company that created the ad for $150,000 per infringement.
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Eminem should take the money he wins and donate it to Donnis Mac so he can pay his back child support.
im his baby mama gimme gimme
heee hee fuck me fuck me
i want it too
me nexty
my cock is drippin fo yo niggas asses, lemme get up in dat
O_______O
[looks below]
Nothing to see here!
See this is why I say fuck HipHop DX ya delete my comment but yet these mofos below putting gay shit (which just like my comment has nothing to do with this article) fuck logic. Ya wanna play that game lets play then 🙂
What does “I was high when I wrote this, so suck my dick. I don’t give a fuck if you don’t like my shit, ’cause I was high when I wrote this, so suck my dick” have to do with Facebook Home? Do I really want the answer to that question?
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Like wikipedia bitches.
lmfao
Funny as hell… HAAAA!!!!1111
WHERE THE FUCK IS HIS NEW ALBUM!!!
Em’s fucking rich. He don’t need no fucking 100k$ shit. Why in fucks name did his company even do that.
you let 1 of them get away with it they will all try to
Some credited D12 members are not as rich as him though. Plus it’s a matter of principles, he can’t let everybody use his work like they want. Common sense.
a little something called principle
@101 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS NUMB NUTS
you kno he didnt have shit to do with filing this lawsuit
Under The Influence > Recovery (I know, this shits getting old)
Em don’t play about his music. Checkout thegrandreport, they have some good stuff on there too
How does that feel? Mark Suckcockberg , fuckin kyke, lil bitchboy faggot.
who the fuck raised you? jesus christ.
his dirty hoe mother, that being my guess
i get hella pussy
“who the fuck raised you? jesus christ.”
Dumbshit. Islam raised me.
Either your a jew,a jew lover or in love with Mark Suckcockberg. Faggot azz.
The amount they are suing for seems wayyy overblown. $150,000 per infringement? where do they come up with these figures? I cant believe that Em is loosing any money because a song was used in a facebook ad.
duh stupid. The point is whatever ad this is for was making money using Em’s music and he wasn’t getting a cut. I know he is already rich as fuck but that don’t mean you throw good money out the window.
especially money that could be given to D12
who knows? maybe he’ll use the money to help with some charities in Detroit or some shit. you don’t know his exact motives for doing this.
A major artist song in a worldwide ad, used by one of the largest companies is easily in the range of 130k and up for the master and publishing. That number isn’t just made up and it’s not like Eminem is on the front lines of chasing these people for infringing. If a publisher sees a company that big using a song without a license they’re going to take them to court and it’s not out of the ordinary. Please don’t comment if you have no idea what you’re talking about.
OP your are intelligent-ally backwards JEEZ
Eminem isn’t personally suing, it is just the publishing company Eight Mile Style. Also even if he was suing I wouldnt mind, Facebook isn’t short on cash either they should morally pay for the rights to use an artists music in their ads, it’s no trouble for them either.
bet he’ll promote his songs on facebook.
u tryna be smart, fuck outta here u fuckin clown! goddammit, fuck all u fuck head kids, UNDERSTAND HOW LAWSUITS WORK BEFORE YOU SPEAK ABOUT THEM
He still can, its the publishing company suing, hes actually not..
Eminem is a fucking bitch now, he would’ve never sued over petty ass shit like this back in the day.. God damn sensitive bitch, what’s the point anyways? Doesn’t he have enough money? Or is he spending all his dough on drugs again?
nigga…go back to work…u dont no nothing
WRONG! He sued apple way back then….
Get your facts right, moron.
What a dumb fucking stupid comment it’s called intellectual property rights …It doesn’t matter how rich you are if someone steals your shit you have the rights to claim your shit back whether that be monetary or not ..
Are you delete my comments by any chance he would say the same sort of retarded bullshit you just did !
Eminem actually isn’t even suing, it’s just Eight Mile Style. If you look at all professional articles they are titled something along the lines of “Eminems Publisher Sues” the fact of the matter is if it was Eminem directly the articles would just be “Eminem Sues”. That publishing company owns the rights not him, These articles use his name to make a bigger story.
Em you fucking pussy
`lol…i bet he does not even know he sues Facebook
niggas chill… it’s probably his publicist who’s filing the lawsuit, not Eminem.
they keep referring to it as “Eminem’s lawsuit” that don’t even tell it could come close to his words or how he feels about it for that matter. Eminem damn sure don’t need that kinda pocket change money, he’s good..
thaaank you lol
go for that shit Em fuck the fucking Facebook Jew bitches
1. fED up (Produced by Mr. Porter)
2. thE HarD wAY feat. eLZhi & Royce da 5’9″ (Produced by Mr. Porter)
3. BEAutiful tHiNG feat. Pharoahe Monch & Phonte (Produced by Mr. Porter)
4. sUm oF ALl TEaRs (Produced by Mr. Porter)
5. payBACK feat. Black Milk, Guilty Simpson & Sean Price [Random Axe] (Produced by Mr. Porter)
6.on tOP oF tHE WorLd feat. Keely Nosugref (Produced by Mr. Porter)
7. RiiiOT! feat. Royce da 5’9″, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz & Joe Budden [Slaughterhouse] (Produced by Mr. Porter)
8. mOTorCITy (D) feat. Claret Jai & Jon Connor (Produced by Mr. Porter)
9. Go haRD feat. Jadakiss, Rakim & Lloyd Banks (Produced by Mr. Porter)
10. thE HarD wAY (gOLdEM StatE rEmiX) feat. Snoop Dogg, Ras Kass & Daz Dillinger, Kurupt [Tha Dogg Pound] (Produced by Mr. Porter)
11. SmOkE suMTHin’ feat. Method Man & Redman (Produced by Mr. Porter)
12. wHaT TyPe feat. Obie Trice (Produced by Mr. Porter)
13. aLL i DO feat. Trick-Trick & eLZhi (Produced by Mr. Porter)
14. BE coOL feat. Kendrick Lamar & Dwele (Produced by Mr. Porter)
15. the mEMO feat. Jay Electronica & Keely Nosugref (Produced by Mr. Porter)
fo real ?? that would be dope as fuck…album of the year right thre
Ja Rule – Back on Top feat. Kendrick Lamar & Nas (Produced by DJ Premier)
Good fuck facebook
yeah yeah. fuck bitch facebook.very useless.
WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT EMINEM?THAT PUNK MOTHERFUCKER IS A SELL OUT
his next album could be some next level shit
eminem said he wished he never put recovery out
Nice 1 Slim Shadey!!!! sue those facebook muthafuckaz.
wtf is wrong with em? all he likes to do is to sue people… he’s just like fif
DUH…DUH….DUH…DUH..
Anyone who sues Facebook is alright in my book – they’re just an information farm now as far as I’m concerned.
Exactly it’s just a marketing tool ..They monetize all your information to the highest bidders
ja rule killed ems career.
I think you have it all wrong , its the other way around EM along with D-12 ,50 , DMX , and Obie Trice Oh even Busta on that hail mary diss to Ja they shut him down he couldn’t even say nothing back
eminem’s label is so fucked up that they gotta sue everybody the could..
It’s called intellectual property rights …Google it and gain some knowledge
Hoop another dick.
there label sucks
hot lineup
shit albums
stat quo better than yelawolf
Fact of the matter is Marshall personally isnt suing fb, his publishing is…..idiots
that song is dopee
Haha.. suck my mothafuckin’ dick
D-12.. Dirty mothafuckin’ Dozen
Nasty like a stank slut bitch with thirty fuckin husbands
Bizarre Kid, Swifty McVay, the Kon Artis
The Kuniva, Dirty Harry and Slim Shady – eminem
… what to the real em
marshall mathers lp a classic
a real classic
thank me later was already better let alone take care & nothing was the same
That goes without saying.
Good joke.
Encore jus didn’t have the caliber to match it. I guess enough time just ain’t passed, yet. A couple more years, that shit’ll be illmatic
eminem has to sue people to make himself feel better about the fact that drake took over the crown of rap.
Go outside and play kid… keep on dreaming
lol lol lol lol lol SAY NO TO CRACK BITCH
I’m not even a fan of Eminem, but the guy sold 32 million in the U.S. in the 2000s. Plus another 5 million or so since then.
Drake is a guy signed under another dude under a rapper under another dude under another company, and he’s sold about 5 million total off 3 projects over almost 4 years.
Em has been in the game since 2000. Drake already has the most number 1’s in Rap/Hip Hop and he’s been in the game for 4 years, I would say that is pretty impressive.
Still don’t mean shit.
just get your finger out of your ass AND DROP YOUR NEW ALBUM
its not eminem its his publishing…eminem aint trolling online seeing who he can sue
Ughhh wtf with this stupid shit…is this gonna push back his mysterious new album even more?!!? where the fuck is that shit they said this year not even a single or info about a first one yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCGNTO0qaVc
eminem just bad because yelawolf flopped and he going broke
Eminem so confident in his new music sales he sues facebook….
facebook has all the money in the world good luck!@
what a puss bitch who the fuck cares
you have enough money as it is
have a cry cause facebook used your song…