Eminem, former employee accused by the FBI after the leakage of the songs that were not released
Emineem on how to discover him as a young rapper in Detroit
Marshall Majorz, also known as E -Hinim, explains in the late 1990s how he moved from a teenager in rap music on the radio to calling for the studio on the eight -miles.
- The FBI, a Holly man who had previously worked in the Emineem Studio, accused the leakage of the emitte songs that were not released.
- Eminem statement says that the leaked music has harmed the legacy of rapper and caused a “huge” financial loss.
Two months after a group of unprecedented EMINEm songs online, a former rapper in Detroit was accused by the FBI of music leakage.
Joseph String, 46, from Holly, may face imprisonment for up to 10 years after being accused on Wednesday of violating criminal copyright and transporting stolen goods. The agency says that String has paid about $ 50,000 in Bitcoin online by a Canadian man who raised money with a group of Emineem fans in exchange for non -supporters songs.
On Wednesday, the Eignem camp described the leakage of unauthorized music as “a great harm resulting from a reliable employee.”
Detroit Bureau of the FBI said that String was responsible for at least 25 unnamed songs of EMINEM that was distributed on the Internet in January, and all information technology materials in “different stages of development” and recorded by rapper between 1999 and 2018.
The agency said this was among the thousands of music files stored on the hard drives in the String house in Detroit.
These tracks are supposed to include the leaked song “Smack You”, which topped the headlines in January of the words attacking Mogul Suge Knight and rapper JA. Eyenim spokesman He said at that time Among the “studio efforts never mean public consumption”, as the music that was leaked was described as “experimental shows, dated and unrelated experiences and ideas after many years.”
The agency said that, on January 28, a search for Strang’s residence by the FBI has appeared solid drives with thousands of audio files, including music created by Emineim and the artists who work with him. The agents have also found words and notes written in baking in Amna, as well as a video containing a non -unbelievable music video.
In a statement submitted on Wednesday to Detroit Free Press, a spokesman for the rapper said: “Eyenim and his team appreciate the efforts made by the FBI in Detroit to conduct comprehensive investigations,” which led to the charges against String.
The statement from speakers of speakers of the long -time speakers said: “It is not possible to exaggerate the great damage caused by a reliable employee in the artistic legacy and creative integrity, not to mention the enormous financial losses incurred by many creators and collaborators who deserve to protect decades of their work.”
“We will continue to take any steps needed to protect the art of Eminem and will not stop at anything to do so.”
Stange was an audio engineer at EMINEM Defigy Recording in Ferndale, where he worked from 2007 until his dismissal in 2021. his brother, Mike String, is also a studio engineer with rapper for more than two decades and continues to work in Defigy.
The FBI said Joseph String was one of four bloody employees who have access to a password -protected hard drive at the Ferndel facility.
“Joseph String has helped and operate the computer/hard disk system that contains music created by MATHERS,” says the criminal complaint. “This system is not connected to the Internet, and only a few people were able to access the system. Joseph String has been able to access the drives while employing the studio.”
The FBI says that the first break in the case came through Frederick, a long -term producer and colleague by Dr. Duri and Eminem: In the X Publishing that has been deleted since January, he wrote: “To the criminal leaked from Emineem’s music: we will find you. Street law will be applied.”
Then Fredwreck was contacted by an EMINEM and Tipster fans from the United Kingdom, who revealed messages talks between him and the Internet user that passes “Doja Rat”, which was later identified as a 31 -year -old Canadian man.
Duja Rat said that he paid a stranger about $ 50,000 to stolen music and made a list of songs demanded by Strange that she was in his possession.
Effigy Studio employees have confirmed that the song list is accurately identical to the long -guaranteed hard disk contents at the Ferndale facility.
In a later interview with the FBI, Doja Rat said it was initially associated with Strange on YouTube, where the former EMINEM employee was running a channel. By working with a group of fans online, Doja Rat sent Bitcoin payments to Strang from August 2024 to buy about 25 songs.
The FBI also conducted an interview with another pair of fans who said they bought music online from Strange, including the person who said he paid about $ 1,000 to a husband of songs.
In addition to its borrowed names online, the fans are not named in the complaint and are not shipped.
“Protecting intellectual property from thieves is crucial in protecting the exclusive rights of creators and protecting their original work from reproduction and distribution by individuals who seek to benefit from the creative production of others,” Julie Beck, American lawyer Julie Beck, said in a statement submitted by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday.
If convicted of copyright violation, Strange will face up to five years in prison and a fine of $ 250,000. The condemnation of the states of states to stolen goods has a 10 -year prison sentence.
EMINEM is not a stranger to the activities shaded by people online: in the early first decade of the twentieth century, he was among the first major artists to suffer from a premature leakage of his music – including “The Eminm Show”, whose launch was suddenly raised after the online copies appeared. In 2010, another collection of EMINEM music that had not previously released the Internet, including one song that prompted the rapper to I apologize later For a long time, Rihanna.
Contact Detroit Free Press Music Writer Brian MCCOLLUM: 313-223-4450 or [email protected].
