When Eminem won an Oscar for Lose Yourself, from his semi-autobiographical film Eight Mile, in 2003
Judge Aleta A. Trauger published her opinion on 15 August, writing that Spotify should not be liable for any damages. She highlighted that, although Kobalt was authorised to collect royalties for Eminem's music, it was not authorised to licence the songs in the US and Canada. Instead, those rights had been transferred in 2009 to company called Bridgeport Music, which is affiliated to Eight Mile itself. However, the company "never formally notified any third party that it was taking over" the licensing of Eminem's music, Judge Trauger wrote. This situation was "inexplicable", said the judge, unless it was a "strategic" attempt to extract money from Spotify by claiming copyright infringement. Noting that the company had never sent Spotify "a single cease-and-desist letter", she said that Eight Mile was not the "hapless victim" it claimed to be. "Eight Mile Style, had every opportunity to set things right and simply chose no...
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