News 03/07/08 - Brothers Who Discovered Eminem Sue Dr. Dre, Interscope For Millions

reeuQ A sI emyaG · 03-07-2008, 03:20 PM

Mark and Jeff Bass, the Detroit brothers responsible for discovering Eminem, have filed a lawsuit against Aftermath, Interscope and Dr. Dre’s Ary Inc., claiming the companies have failed to pay millions of dollars in royalties.

The Bass brothers’ Michigan-based F.B.T. Productions, along with Em2M LLC, claim that the labels have failed to pay at least $1 million dollars in back royalties, from master recordings of the musical performances by Eminem.

Em2M is owned by Joel Martin, who also operates Eminem’s publishing company, 8 Mile Style. F.B.T. signed Eminem to an exclusive artist’s recording agreement in 1995.

Three years later, F.B.T. signed an agreement with Aftermath Entertainment, agreeing to furnish Aftermath the exclusive services of Eminem.

Eminem also signed an agreement acknowledging and approving the deal between F.B.T. and Aftermath, in order for Dr. Dre to obtain Eminem’s exclusive services.

In order for the rapper to have a direct deal with Aftermath, F.B.T. assigned all the rights and responsibility of their original agreement to Eminem.

The rapper then assumed all of F.B.T.’s obligations to Aftermath and Aftermath then assumed all of F.B.T.’s obligations to Eminem.

The lawsuit claims that all parties agreed that F.B.T. would remain an income participant in all future releases by Eminem and that royalties earned from Eminem’s releases would be paid to F.B.T., Martin’s Em2M and Eminem.

The Michigan-based companies claim that the labels erroneously charged certain productions costs and other expenses to them, when they should have been billed directly to Eminem.

The errors, which the lawsuit states have been acknowledging by the labels, resulted in an underpayment in millions of dollars in royalties to their companies.

The Bass Brothers, who are being represented by Los Angeles based attorneys Paul H. Duvall and Mark Block, seek an undisclosed amount in damages that could be determined by a jury, if the case goes to trial.

True Ronald · 03-07-2008, 04:23 PM

I hope they win

Jarome · 03-07-2008, 04:34 PM

I think they ain't got shit on the Jew attorneys from Interscope, they ain't gonna win this.

West Kept Secret · 03-07-2008, 08:35 PM

fuck interscope and jimmy. they straight up bitches.

Kiddjiss · 03-08-2008, 12:02 PM

@ jimmy myballs....

03-07-2008, 03:20 PM	#1
reeuQ A sI emyaG Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MUTHA FUCKA IM AS BIG AS BEING BIG GETS! Posts: 1,376 Repped: 161 Repped 4,114 Times in 495 Posts Neg Reps: 52 Neg Repped at 108 Times in 47 Posts	03/07/08 - Brothers Who Discovered Eminem Sue Dr. Dre, Interscope For Millions 03/07/08 - Brothers Who Discovered Eminem Sue Dr. Dre, Interscope For Millions Mark and Jeff Bass, the Detroit brothers responsible for discovering Eminem, have filed a lawsuit against Aftermath, Interscope and Dr. Dre’s Ary Inc., claiming the companies have failed to pay millions of dollars in royalties. The Bass brothers’ Michigan-based F.B.T. Productions, along with Em2M LLC, claim that the labels have failed to pay at least $1 million dollars in back royalties, from master recordings of the musical performances by Eminem. Em2M is owned by Joel Martin, who also operates Eminem’s publishing company, 8 Mile Style. F.B.T. signed Eminem to an exclusive artist’s recording agreement in 1995. Three years later, F.B.T. signed an agreement with Aftermath Entertainment, agreeing to furnish Aftermath the exclusive services of Eminem. Eminem also signed an agreement acknowledging and approving the deal between F.B.T. and Aftermath, in order for Dr. Dre to obtain Eminem’s exclusive services. In order for the rapper to have a direct deal with Aftermath, F.B.T. assigned all the rights and responsibility of their original agreement to Eminem. The rapper then assumed all of F.B.T.’s obligations to Aftermath and Aftermath then assumed all of F.B.T.’s obligations to Eminem. The lawsuit claims that all parties agreed that F.B.T. would remain an income participant in all future releases by Eminem and that royalties earned from Eminem’s releases would be paid to F.B.T., Martin’s Em2M and Eminem. The Michigan-based companies claim that the labels erroneously charged certain productions costs and other expenses to them, when they should have been billed directly to Eminem. The errors, which the lawsuit states have been acknowledging by the labels, resulted in an underpayment in millions of dollars in royalties to their companies. The Bass Brothers, who are being represented by Los Angeles based attorneys Paul H. Duvall and Mark Block, seek an undisclosed amount in damages that could be determined by a jury, if the case goes to trial.

03-07-2008, 04:23 PM	#2
True Ronald Hip Hop Almanac Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,020 Repped: 193 Repped 355 Times in 65 Posts Neg Reps: 25 Neg Repped at 39 Times in 26 Posts	I hope they win __________________ True Sinister's take on Keyshia Cole "gap teeth in your mouth so my dick's got to fit"

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Jarome The French Connection Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cowansville, Québec, Canada Posts: 2,692 Repped: 1,084 Repped 12 Times in 6 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think they ain't got shit on the Jew attorneys from Interscope, they ain't gonna win this. __________________ My heart's torn from the pain of bein' forced to watch the game. I'd rather die gettin' my hustle than live my life on the lane.

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03-07-2008, 08:35 PM	#4
West Kept Secret Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Here Posts: 1,957 Repped: 371 Repped 538 Times in 50 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	fuck interscope and jimmy. they straight up bitches.

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