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Eminem Songs Played On Facebook & Instagram ‘Billions of Times’ Without License, Lawsuit Says
Eminem’s music publisher sued Facebook and Instagram over allegedly making the rapper's songs available to billions of users without permission.
Eminem ’s music publisher is suing Meta over accusations that Facebook and Instagram made “Lose Yourself” and other iconic tracks available to billions of users without permission, violating copyright law on a “massive” scale in the pursuit of “obscene monetary benefit.” In a complaint filed Friday (May 30) in federal court, Eight Mile Style alleged that the social media giant added Eminem’s songs to its music library without the necessary licenses, allowing users to add them to millions of videos that have been “viewed billions of times.” Eight Mile’s lawyers made a point to note that the lawsuit was not about Facebook and Instagram users uploading songs illegally — an issue heavily litigated between tech companies and music firms for years — but about the platforms themselves actively infringing copyrights.
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