World-famous musician and rap artist Eminem has sued Fb-owner Meta Platforms for $109 million in damages, accusing the corporate of copyright infringement, reported the information portal E! Information on Wednesday, 4 June 2025.
In keeping with the information portal’s report citing the courtroom paperwork, Eight Mile Model was the publishing firm which filed a lawsuit towards Meta Platforms on 30 Might 2025.
The courtroom order states that Marshall Mathers (Eminem) is alleging that Meta violated the copyright of 243 songs from his catalogue by means of the “unauthorised storage, copy and exploitation” of his rap songs on their social media platform, as per the information report.
The lawsuit additionally alleged that Meta’s in-app options like “Unique Audio” and “Reels” had been encouraging and permitting customers to steal Eminem’s music to make use of in video content material with out “correct attribution or license.”
The Grammy winner is now looking for to obtain a financial fee as a penalty for the damages which had been allegedly induced as a result of copyright infringements.
“The diminished worth of the copyrights by Defendants’ theft of them, misplaced income, and Defendants’ income attributable to the infringement,” in keeping with the information portal’s report.
Eminem additionally has requested for $150,000 for every track in query throughout all three platforms owned by Meta, which totals as much as a bit over $109 million.
The social media large has not responded to the information portal’s queries on this growth.
Meta Platform shares had been buying and selling 2.34 per cent greater at $682.46 on the Nasdaq on Wednesday’s Wall Road session as of 11:04 a.m. (EDT), in comparison with $666.85 within the earlier US market session.
Eminem’s India live performance?
On the backdrop of this case, Eminem was alleged was set to carry out in India on 3 June 2025, however there was no official affirmation from the rapper or his organisers that any live performance really happened on Tuesday.
A number of media stories and leaked tour schedules recommended that Eminem was scheduled to carry out in Mumbai on 3 June 2025, however no verified info confirmed that the live performance really occurred.
Mint on 20 February 2025 cited a Gang Circulation report which claimed that Eminem’s 2025 world tour would have stops throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. Nonetheless, this info, together with the India tour, was incorrect as a result of lack of official information.
