{"id":657962,"date":"2025-03-20T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eminems-former-employee-charged-with-stealing-unreleased-music-from-the-studio\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:00:34","slug":"eminems-former-employee-charged-with-stealing-unreleased-music-from-the-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eminems-former-employee-charged-with-stealing-unreleased-music-from-the-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eminem's Former Employee Charged With Stealing Unreleased Music From The Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of Eminem\u2018s former employees has been arrested and charged with stealing and then selling unreleased music from the legendary rapp<\/a>er.<\/p>\n

Detroit\u2019s local ABC station<\/a> reports that 46-year-old Joseph Strange has been hit with federal charges of criminal infringement of a copyright and interstate transportation of stolen goods.<\/p>\n

News<\/a> of the leaked music first surfaced in January, with a spokesperson for Em even releasing a statement about the matter to Billboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese leaked songs were studio efforts never meant for public consumption \u2026 demos, experiments and ideas that are dated and not relevant so many years later,\u201d Dennis Dennehy said. \u201cThe latest in a line of unfinished material released against artists\u2019 will and without their permission.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to legal documents, the FBI began investigating after receiving a tip in January from Eminem\u2019s studio employees, who discovered his unreleased music online.<\/p>\n

Strange, who worked for Em from 2007 to 2021, was one of only four people with access to the drives. Prosecutors allege he sold the music to an Ontario-based buyer known as \u201cDoja Rat\u201d for $50,000 in Bitcoin. The leaked songs matched files on a studio hard drive last accessed in 2019-2020 while Strange was employed.<\/p>\n

On January 28, FBI agents searched Strange\u2019s home, finding original Eminem lyric sheets, a VHS tape with unreleased music and hard drives containing 12,000 audio files, including Em and other artists\u2019 work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis investigation underscores the FBI\u2019s commitment to safeguarding artists\u2019 intellectual property from exploitation by individuals seeking to profit illegally,\u201d FBI Special Agent in Charge of Michigan Cheyvoryea Gibson said in a statement. \u201cThanks to the cooperation of Mathers Music Studio, FBI agents from the Oakland County Resident Agency were able to swiftly enforce federal laws and ensure Joseph Strange was held accountable for his actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other Eminem news, the \u201cLose Yourself\u201d rapper is reportedly in talks to join an ownership group that will attempt to bring a WNBA team to his hometown of Detroit.<\/p>\n

Last week, TMZ<\/em><\/a> reported that Marshall has had some preliminary discussions to become a part-owner of the potential expansion team, which already includes Jared Goff, Grant Hill and Chris Webber at the helm.<\/p>\n

The WNBA currently features 13 teams, which will expand to 15 in 2026 with the already-confirmed Portland and Toronto. In 2028, the league will add one at least one more \u2013 and Detroit has already put their bid in.<\/p>\n

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is set to make a decision in the next year or so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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