Facebook, Wieden & Kennedy Deny Violating Copyright On Eminem Song
Facebook and ad agency Wieden & Kennedy denied trying to be the real Slim Shady, responding to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Detroit in May by Eminem’s song publisher, 8 Mile Style, which alleged that the social network’s Airplane ad promoting its Home Android overlay used music from the rapper’s 2000 song, “Under the Influence.”
Facebook and ad agency Wieden & Kennedy denied trying to be the real Slim Shady, responding to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Detroit in May by Eminem’s song publisher, 8 Mile Style, which alleged that the social network’s Airplane ad promoting its Home Android overlay used music from the rapper’s 2000 song, “Under the Influence.”
MLive reported that Facebook and Wieden & Kennedy denied the accusations by 8 Mile Style, telling the court in its response:
Plaintiffs’ copyright infringement claim fails because the music contained in the commercial is not substantially similar to protectable expression contained in the musical composition “Under the Influence.”
The social network and the ad agency went on to say that “any infringement that allegedly occurred was de minimis,” according to MLive.
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