Overview

• Eight Mile Style filed the lawsuit on May 30 in Michigan federal court, accusing Meta Platforms of infringing copyrights on 243 songs from Eminem’s catalog.
• Court documents allege that Meta’s Reels Remix, Original Audio features allowed millions of users to integrate unlicensed tracks into content on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, resulting in billions of streams.
• The publisher is pursuing statutory damages of $150,000 per song per platform, totaling $109,350,000, alongside claims of lost profits and diminished copyright value.
• The filing states that Meta’s licensing effort through Audiam lacked authorization from Eight Mile Style and that unauthorized copies remain online despite some removals.
• Meta has not issued a public response and Eight Mile Style has requested a jury trial in a case that could influence future music licensing on social media.