Overview

• Eight Mile Style filed suit in Michigan federal court on May 30, seeking $150,000 per song per platform for 243 compositions available on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
• The complaint alleges Meta reproduced and stored unlicensed copies of Eminem’s catalog in its music libraries and enabled billions of user-generated streams.
• Meta said it maintains global licensing programs and had been negotiating in good faith with Eight Mile Style before litigation began.
• Eight Mile Style asserts Meta pursued licenses through Audiam, Inc. without proper authority and removed only some tracks after earlier complaints.
• Legal experts say the case could set new precedents for how social platforms manage copyrighted music in short-form video features.