Former Eminem employee charged with leaking unreleased music
Rapper Eminem said "significant damage was caused" and his team is "appreciative" after his former longtime employee was charged with leaking his unreleased music online.
Rapper Eminem said "significant damage was caused" and his team is "appreciative" after his former longtime employee was charged with leaking his unreleased music online.
Joseph Strange, a 46-year-old from Holly, Michigan, was charged with criminal infringement of copyright and interstate transportation of stolen goods after allegedly leaking the rapper’s unreleased songs, Michigan prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The criminal complaint said that to date, over 25 songs have been played or distributed on the internet without Eminem’s or his label’s consent. According to the criminal complaint, the songs were originally created by Eminem between 1999 and 2018 and were in various stages of development.
Strange worked for Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, from 2007 to 2021, when he was let go.
"Eminem and his team are very appreciative of the efforts by the FBI Detroit bureau for its thorough investigation which led to the charges against Joe Strange," Eminem’s spokesperson, Dennis Dennehy, said in a statement.
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