 NEW YORK (Eminem Fans Website) - Does Eminem have an Oprah-esque streak that keeps him from sullying his reputation by endorsing products? Or is he fine with endorsing, but only for obscene sums of money? It's not entirely clear what the objection is, but our potty-mouthed poet is suing Apple Computer, claiming the company used one of his songs in a television advertisement without permission. Eight Mile Style filed the copyright infringement suit late last week against Apple, Viacom, MTV and the advertising agency. At issue is an ad for Apple's iTunes pay-per-download music software, in which a 10-year-old sings Eminem's "Lose Yourself." The suit claims the commercial aired on MTV beginning in July 2003 and ran numerous times for at least three months. It also appeared on Apple's Web site.
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