The publisher behind nearly 270 Eminem songs has sued the artificial intelligence music generator Suno, claiming the company used the rapper's copyrighted work to train its models without permission. Eight Mile Style filed the case late on Friday 6 November in a federal court in San Francisco, seeking more than $41 million in damages.

The Ferndale-based publisher owns and administers the rights to compositions including "Lose Yourself", "Without Me", "'Till I Collapse", "The Real Slim Shady" and "Stan". The Detroit Free Press reports that the 32-page complaint accuses Suno of building its business on copyright infringement "at a scale heretofore unseen", and of making illicit copies of millions of copyrighted musical works.

The damages figure uses the maximum statutory amount under United States copyright law: $150,000 for each of the 269 songs, totalling about $40.4 million, plus $672,000 over the alleged removal of digital copyright information. That is the amount the publisher is asking a court to award; no court has ruled on the claims, which remain unproven.

The complaint also points to tracks generated by the service, including one titled "Slim shady x Rosefalls", which the publisher says uses vocals clearly derived from Eminem's actual voice, and versions of lyrics from "Lose Yourself", "The Real Slim Shady" and "Houdini". Suno told the Free Press it prohibits any unauthorised use of an artist's work, blocks prompts that name specific artists, and works with third-party providers to screen uploaded audio and lyrics.

Eminem himself is not a party to the case. Suno was sued in June 2024 by the Recording Industry Association of America on behalf of major record labels. Two of those labels, BMG and Warner Music Group, have since struck licensing deals, while Universal Music Group, Eminem's record company, remains a plaintiff. Elvis Presley rights holders filed a separate case against Suno around the same time.