Mark Zuckerberg makes a dramatic entrance in a red helicopter as he lands on his £220M superyacht in Greece

On Saturday, Mark Zuckerberg arrived dramatically by a red helicopter onto the deck of his £220M yacht located in Greece.

The Meta CEO, 41, caught the eye as he arrived alongside pals.

The co-founder of Facebook emerged from a striking helicopter wearing a white T-shirt and turquoise swim shorts, hiding his eyes behind sunglasses.

With their companions, they stepped aboard a vessel and ventured onto the water for a swim.

The prosperous entrepreneur appeared cheerful, enjoying a break from work to bask in the warmth of the Mediterranean sun.

In my role as a lifestyle expert, I recently learned about a situation where I, as Eminem, have taken legal action against Meta due to allegations that this tech titan has been distributing my music without the necessary licenses.

The firm Eight Mile Style, which manages some of Eminem’s biggest hits, has brought legal action against another company run by the CEO, claiming they unlawfully stored, replicated, and distributed the music of the Detroit rapper, without obtaining the necessary licenses.

The lawsuit aims for compensation totaling at least $109 million and also requests a court injunction to stop various types of claimed copyright violations, according to the Los Angeles Times.

As stated in the lawsuit, Meta, the company responsible for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, generated and saved multiple versions of songs on their servers, catering to their immense user base.

The legal action asserted that the company’s collection of tunes, consisting of 243 tracks, is managed by Eight Mile Style and can be accessed by users.

According to what is known and assumed, even though they aren’t officially authorized, the songs from the Eight Mile Compositions have been replicated and paired with visual material on Meta’s platforms. These reproductions have appeared in countless videos that have collectively been watched billions of times, as stated in the complaint.

The legal claim asserted that the primary issue at hand involved the duplication and archival storage of songs within their personal music collection, as well as prompting users to employ the tunes without obtaining proper licenses for their use.

Reports suggest that the company intentionally produced and shared the music following an unsuccessful negotiation with Eight Mile Style concerning licensing rights within their 2020 contract with Audiam, a business specializing in digital music royalties.

Despite this, it was noted that Meta derived financial advantages by offering Eight Mile Compositions within its online services to its user base, according to the statement of complaint.

Evidently, it appears that high-ranking officials at Meta were proactive in fostering widespread violations, presumably to boost ad revenue, since advertising makes up an astounding 97.8% of Meta’s overall earnings by the year 2023.

Despite being informed about the absence of a license for some of Eminem’s music, the company initially took down certain tracks. However, the lawsuit alleges that karaoke and instrumental variations, along with some original recordings of the artist’s songs, are still available on their platform.

In simpler terms, the complaint asserts that Meta (previously Facebook) has been misusing songs owned by Eight Mile Music artists for many years, which is yet another instance of a gigantic corporation taking advantage of musicians’ creativity to enrich its executives and investors, all without obtaining necessary licenses or respecting the rights of the original intellectual property owners.

Meta declared to the Los Angeles Times that they possess licenses from numerous international partners numbering in the thousands, as well as comprehensive worldwide licensing schemes for music across their social media outlets.

According to the statement, instead of continuing negotiations in good faith with Meta, Eight Mile Style opted to file a lawsuit.

Previously, the company had filed a lawsuit against Facebook in 2013, claiming that they utilized the rapper’s song ‘Under the Influence’ in one of their ads without obtaining permission first. This was reported by the Los Angeles Times.

Eight Mile Style is asking for $150,000 per song, per platform, according to the complaint. 

The company has requested a jury trial.

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2025-06-17 17:03