Rapper takes aim at New Zealand's National Party

The Detroit-based music publishers for Eminem are suing New Zealand's conservative National Party, alleging the soundtrack for a 2014 election campaign ad copied the rapper's acclaimed 2002 song. Garry Williams, the lawyer for Eminem's music publishers Eight Mile Style, told the High...

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Published inDaily news (Durban, South Africa)
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Durban Independent Online (South Africa) 02.05.2017
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Copyright
Political campaigns
Rap music
New Zealand
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Summary:The Detroit-based music publishers for Eminem are suing New Zealand's conservative National Party, alleging the soundtrack for a 2014 election campaign ad copied the rapper's acclaimed 2002 song. Garry Williams, the lawyer for Eminem's music publishers Eight Mile Style, told the High Court in Wellington that the National Party had...