Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Eminem Royalty Case

[Emshady2]

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.1 ... yalty-case

The 9th Circuit's ruling in favor of Eminem and F.B.T. Productions may stand after the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Universal Music Group.

A 2010 ruling by the 9th Circuit Court granting Eminem and F.B.T. Productions half of the royalties of digital downloads will likely stand after the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Universal Music Group Monday.

Since their introduction, major record labels have typically given artists an 18-23% royalty split of all of digital downloads. In 2004, The Bass Brothers, collectively known as F.B.T. Productions, filed a suit against Aftermath Records and Universal Music Group. The lawsuit called for an increased royalty share of the alleged $2.5 million Eminem's digital downloads made between 2003 and 2008. Universal appealed the 9th Circuit court’s ruling in September of 2010 and lost, which gave them the option of taking the matter to the Supreme Court.

F.B.T. discovered Eminem in 1995 before prior to him signing in 1998 with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath imprint. They are either partially or fully credited with production on roughly 15 Eminem songs including “97 Bonnie & Clyde,” “Kim” and “Just Don’t Give A Fuck.”

[VenomBlackViper]

This is why we can't have nice things

[Elision]

i don't think marshall really cares personally. it's the same thing like with all of the advertising in the INAD video. it's not his choice

[xnoxiousx]

I dont see why it matters he has alot more money than that.

Maybe he just fighting to prove hes right?

[christalgurl]

I think it's more of the old label fighting than Eminem.

[Sam.]

Well i guess that explains why he's not working with them anymore
Aftermath sucks Same thing goes for the Bass Brothers

u need to lay off the pills

[TheGentlePlayer]

Should we care?

[Devil'sAdvocate]

Should we care?

Bass Brothers = MMLP.

WE SHOULD FUCKING CARE.

FUCK YOU JIMMY!

[slimshadylappin]

i'd kill for another bass bros/Em song. They were legondary together

[soundthegroove]

Wait.. Correct me if I am reading this incorrectly, but doesn't this mean the ruling stands in FAVOR of Eminem and FBT? And doesn't he make more money this way?

[christalgurl]

Wait.. Correct me if I am reading this incorrectly, but doesn't this mean the ruling stands in FAVOR of Eminem and FBT? And doesn't he make more money this way?

Yeah, it is in favor of Eminem. He and his label should get $40 to $50 million.

[mdemaz]

More drama...Just buy yourselfs a lambo and forget it.

[GTAking33]

Something he can talk about in his next album?

[xnoxiousx]

More drama...Just buy yourselfs a lambo and forget it.

More drama=good

thats when he makes good songs and albums.

[Sam.]

Should we care?

Bass Brothers = MMLP.

WE SHOULD FUCKING CARE.

FUCK YOU JIMMY!