LondonNet's Entertainment Guide
| 07/06/06 |
| Dodgy Mobile Phone Ringtone Lawuit Settled by Eminem - 'We reached an amicable agreement' say lawyers It was reported last October that lawyers representing the controversial rapper had filed writs, in a Detroit court, against five firms to prevent them earning money from his back catalogue - which includes the worldwide hits Stan, Just Lose It and Mosh - without permission and without paying him royalties. The original papers of the complaint said Eminem was seeking to stop "the blatant and unauthorized use" of his songs and music for ringtones, which have "become extremely popular and have spawned an entire industry". New court documents have now revealed the lawsuit was dismissed on June 1 of this year. Howard Hertz - a Bloomfield Hills lawyer for Eminem and his various publishing companies - has refused to disclose the exact terms of the settlement with the main defendant. He said: "We reached an amicable agreement." However, court documents did reveal one company, Nextones.com, failed to respond to the original lawsuit and was ordered to pay USD195,000 dollars in damages on May 16. |
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