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Link: Eminem sues Apple for iTunes sales
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Posted on MacBytes.com
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I'd have thought Universal would have owned the publishing rights as they are his label.
translation: greed. <- shocker. the music industry is full of arguments over who is owed what.Music industry observers believe more such litigation will emerge in future, as artists and composers fight to take a bigger slice of the money earned by music downloads.
One unresolved matter is that of whether a record label also has the rights to authorize music downloads or whether such rights belong to music publishers.
Eminem's management previously sued Apple in 2004 over the use of Eminem song Lose Yourself in an iTunes TV ad. The ad was never actually aired.
A "burning issue" in the music industry today is whether the rights record labels hold to sell a recording artist's CDs include the rights to authorize music downloads, or whether further permission is needed from the music publishers who hold the copyrights to the lyrics and sheet music.
I thought this was odd though:
Yes it was aired. I had seen it several times.
Here's what I don't get. Why is Eminem suing Apple? He should be suing Universal if they're reselling to channels outside of their agreement with the artist / publisher.
Here's what I don't get. Why is Eminem suing Apple? He should be suing Universal if they're reselling to channels outside of their agreement with the artist / publisher.
...the main issue appears to be a contractual one, questioning the right of record labels to also sell recording artist's music digitally as well as on CD.
Here's what I don't get. Why is Eminem suing Apple? He should be suing Universal if they're reselling to channels outside of their agreement with the artist / publisher.
Here's what I don't get. Why is Eminem suing Apple? He should be suing Universal if they're reselling to channels outside of their agreement with the artist / publisher.
ummmm, so they're suing Apple why? take it up w/ your label
at least someone is buying your music.
I don't understand this.
"Hi, we're going to give you lots of money to sell your product in shop A and B instead of just shop B."
"No"
"Sorry, what now?"