3 Count: Lose Yourself

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1: Meta Sued for Alleged ‘Rampant Infringement’ of Eminem Songs on Facebook, Instagram

First off today, Daniel Tencer at Music Business Worldwide reports that Eight Mile Style, the co-publisher of many of Eminem’s songs, has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the owners of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.

Although Eight Mile Style owns the publishing rights to over 200 Eminem songs, the company is not directly affiliated with Eminem. The lawsuit claims that, despite not having a license, Meta has used their content in videos and other content, resulting in billions of views. Meta has not responded to the allegations.

Eight Mile Style recently lost a copyright infringement lawsuit against the streaming service Spotify. In that case, Spotify blamed another middleperson, Kobalt Music, for the issue. In that case, the judge ruled that it would be Kobalt, not Spotify, that would be responsible for any infringement.

2: Major Labels in Licensing Talks With A.I. Companies Suno & Udio Amid Blockbuster Lawsuit

Next up today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that Universal Music, Warner Music, and Sony Music are in talks with AI companies Udio and Suno to potentially license their catalogs to the companies.

Last year, the companies filed copyright infringement lawsuits against both Udio and Suno. The lawsuits allege that the companies trained various AI systems on their music without permission. Suno and Udio argued that AI training was not, in and of itself, a copyright infringement.

However, now the two sides are discussing a potential settlement and licensing agreement. Though the details of the proposition are unknown, it would likely mirror what record labels did in the 2000s, where the music labels took an ownership stake in streaming companies like Spotify.

3: ISP Settles With Record Labels That Demanded Mass Termination of Internet Users

Finally today, Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica reports that the internet service provider (ISP) Frontier Communcations has settled a lawsuit with the major record labels, bringing an end to a four-year lawsuit.

The labels sued Frontier in 2021. The labels alleged that Frontier was not doing enough to prevent piracy on its service. Most notably, they wanted the company to disconnect repeated copyright infringers.

The terms of the settlement are not known. However, similar questions are being asked before the Supreme Court, as ISP Cox Communications continues a similar battle there. Previously, a jury found Cox liable for $1 billion in damages, though that award has since been set aside.

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