Apple Thoughts: Slim Shady Loses in Court Over Royalties

"Well, that was quick! After a trial that lasted just over a week, a jury has ruled in favor of Universal Music Group in the label's court battle against Eminem's former publishing company. This means that the royalty rates doled out by digital music outlets to publishing companies won't change."

Eminem wanted 50% of the net proceeds from online sales instead of the normal royalty figure they use for online and record store sales. The court disagreed and he is stuck with the standard arrangement. If he had won, according so some of the witnesses in the court case, it would have fortified the case for artists refusing to sell their recordings on iTunes because they feel they don't recieve adequate compensation. So I guess this would have raised the song and album prices on iTunes or iTunes would have had to take a hit in order to keep the pricing as is. Moot point, at least for now.