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Eminem label loses court battle over digital royalties

Universal Music ordered to pay rapper's former production company 50% of revenue from downloadsAn appeals court has ruled against Eminem's label, ordering Universal Music to pay royalties to the rapper's former production company. In a precedent that could be worth billions of pounds to the recording industry, the US 9th circuit court of appeals declared FBT Productions was entitled to 50% of Universal's revenue from digital sales.FBT Productions signed Eminem to an exclusive record deal in 1995...

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09:18 on September 6 2010

Eminem label loses court battle over digital royalties

Guardian Music — Universal Music ordered to pay rapper's former production company 50% of revenue from downloadsAn appeals court has ruled against Eminem's label, ordering Universal Music... more info
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14:08 on September 6 2010

Eminem's record label loses legal battle with rapper's ex-publisher

NME — Universal Music to pay royalties to FBT Productions more info
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18:22 on September 4 2010

Eminem Wins Royalty Lawsuit

Perez Hilton — Eminem's gonna get paid! A federal appeals court has found that Eminem's former production company F.B.T Productions LLC is entitled to royalties by Universal Music Group... more info
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17:56 on September 6 2010

Eminem - Universal Lose Eminem Royalty Fight After Appeal

ContactMusic — Universal Music executives are facing a multi-million dollar pay out to EMINEM's former publishing company after losing an appeal in a long-running dispute... more info
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