Ringing up a ruckus A lawsuit filed by rapper Eminem’s publishers raises new issues of who cashes in on cellphone ringtones.
Eminem’s publishers have sued a Colorado company and four others for allegedly selling unauthorized versions of the hip-hop artist’s hits as cellphone ringtones. Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated, which control copyrights for songs written by Eminem, claim that Parker-based Cellus USA and the other companies sold the ringtones without securing proper licenses. The case delves into new legal territory for the music industry, which is scrambling to…Press: Denver Post, The (CO)
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