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Eminem Sues Apple for Sampling his Samples
EvanKai writes "To celebrate Grey Tuesday, Eminem sues Apple to show his support for hiphop and sampling. CBS MarketWatch is reporting
that 'Rapper Eminem's music publisher is suing Apple Computer Inc., claiming the company used one of the hip-hop superstar's songs in a television advertisement without permission. Eight Mile Style filed the copyright infringement suit late last week against Apple, Viacom Inc., its MTV subsidiary and the TBWA/Chiat/Day advertising agency.' While the ad in question no longer appears, several similar ads can be found here. I can't believe Chiat Day failed to clear the use of these songs with Pink, Mariah Carey, and The Who... or whatever major label actually owns the rights."
i was under the impression that artists (if you can call eminem that) didn't really have control over how their music was used, but the label did since they are the ones who own the music due to we-own-your-first-born licenses. course, typical IANAL applies.
- tristan
What the fuck is wrong with this guy? In the commercial it was just some gal incompetently singing a capella for a few seconds. What the fuck? Is singing someone's song in a public medium suddenly a crime? If so, when did this situation, arise? Eminem is full of shit anyway; I'm pretty sure he already got sued for stealing someone else's material in the past. He's not even a serious artist, no matter how much he'd like to think so. He has a shitty alias and he makes shitty music. Fuck him.
Well, talented artists are good enough to make their own music, so they don't have to sample. Eminem couldn't play a musical instrument if Suge Knight was threatening his life...
[FromTheMorning]
Actually, I was trying to be sarcastic. I forgot. This is Slashdot...
The guitars sound good, now give me about 10db more on the cow bell.
Considering Apple's history of suing others for copying look-and-feel, trade dress, etc., it's interesting that Steve Jobs thinks using others' intellectual property for commercial gain shouldn't be a big deal.
Eminem could use a cow bell, so I can hear which way to shoot.
Maybe you could be Big Gay Al. Or his favorite cousin Al Bundy.
Vote for new mod!!! Score:-2,Imbecile
What then is the valid argument?
The valid argument is simple.
The state exists to perpetuate a culture and a people. Culture is the shared beliefs, values, tastes, and aesthetics of a given group of people.
If that people does not reproduce in an efficient and prosperous manner, their culture will cease to exist.
Homosexuality, as a sexual act is not the issue here, marriage is. Marriage, in the legal sense, is a state sanctioned license that exists to designate a man and a woman as constituting a family unit for the purpose of reproduction. Since the state exists to foster this reproduction, the state clearly has a vested interest in promoting healthy marriage.
Since homosexuals are de fact unable to reproduce in the context of their same sex relationships, they are of no specific use to the state as reproductive entities nor does state sponsored marriage apply to them.
They aren't treated as second class citizens, they are simply asking for something which does not apply to them.
What homosexuals want, and what they will never receive, is the absolute acceptence of their behavior by the state, and thus the people. This will never happen, and even if they could get married it won't change a thing.
Unfortunately, what differentiates humans from beasts is that we live by a set of values which varies from culture to culture. Homosexuals wish there were no values, but rather than separate themselves from our culture they seek to change it. This is of course necessary, since homosexuals are a parasitic class. They cannot exist WITHOUT heterosexuals for any length of time as they will eventually die.
My best advice to homosexuals is follow the path of the ancient greeks. That was the only time in history homosexuality was widely accepted and practiced, but it never involved men or women getting married to people of the same gender. Have your family, and have fun with the prostitutes on the side.
I don't read or respond to AC posts
"The guy does great music but has become one of the biggest a**holes in music"
Mwaaahaaahaaahaaa! You're kidding me, right? Music? More like the verbal tirades of an angry 6-year old that didn't get his way, using previously popular music snippets/snatches/samples.
He and Aaron Lewis of Staind should both get help since their Mommies didn't love 'em enough.
"If there's hope, it lies in the proles..."