![]() ``The publisher owns these compositions, not Aftermath. He referred to an agreement with Universal Music Group to offer ``Lose Yourself'' as a download before iTunes was created. ![]() ``But they're not entitled to that money and Apple's profits.''Įight Mile's lawyers claim Apple has wrongfully gained $2.5 million through iTunes downloads, including $466,915 from Eminem's biggest hit, ``Lose Yourself.'' They say Aftermath has collected $4 million off his songs on iTunes.Įight Mile attorney Richard Busch said the publisher has a history of making legal distinctions between digital downloads and other ways to distribute Eminem's music. Apple pays Aftermath 70 cents for each iTunes download, and Eight Mile gets 9.1 cents of that share as the music publisher, he said.ĭespite the legal dispute, Eight Mile cashed royalty checks and hasn't asked Apple to stop selling Eminem's songs, Pomerantz said.
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