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05/10/2005, 11:25am, EDT
Tuesday, May 10th
Eminem settles with Apple over copyright claims
Eminem's music label has agreed to an undisclosed financial settlement with Apple in a lawsuit over copyright infringement claims. In February of 2004, Eight Mile Style, Eminem's music label, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit against MTV, Apple, MTV's parent Viacom Inc. and advertising agency TBWA/Chiat/Day, claiming that Apple used one of his hit songs in an advertisement without permission, according to The Associated Press: "The parties were able to reach an amicable resolution," Howard Hertz, a lawyer for Eight Mile Style and Eminem, while Elizabeth McNamara, a lawyer for MTV and Viacom, said Monday that the case was "amicably resolved." However, all parties declined to provide any further comment.
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Look, I love Apple just as much as everyone else here, but that doesnt always make them right. They were wrong on this one. End of story.
And compound interest. And dividends. And a little walking around cash.
C'mon... who's REALLY getting the money (at least most of it)? Eminem/The Record Label? Think again!
Lawsuits may be started for "the principle of the matter," but there's no "profit" for the lawyer in the defendants just getting a warning not to do it again...
And don't think HE is going to get any money... remember, it's the label that generally holds the copyright, not the artist.