Overview

• Eight Mile Style filed the lawsuit on May 30, accusing Meta Platforms of infringing copyrights by making 243 of Eminem’s songs available without proper licenses.
• The suit highlights features like Original Audio and Reels Remix as enabling users to incorporate his tracks into millions of videos and generating billions of streams without authorization.
• The publisher seeks $150,000 in statutory damages per song, per platform, totaling over $109 million, along with a jury trial and permanent injunction against further unlicensed use.
• Meta asserts it holds licenses with thousands of global partners and attempted negotiations through Audiam, but states Eight Mile Style never granted Audiam authority to clear the catalog.
• The case underscores broader challenges in managing intellectual property rights on social media as platforms balance user creativity with proper licensing.