India, March 20 -- A former employee of American rapper Eminem has been charged with criminal copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen goods after allegedly selling unreleased music by the Grammy-winning rapper, according to a report by Rolling Stone.

According to an official complaint, the FBI was first notified of the matter on 16 January 2025 by staff members at Eminem's recording studio in Michigan, US. Employees had discovered that unreleased tracks created by the rapper, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, had surfaced online and were being offered for sale. Upon further examination, they recognised an image circulating on the internet that displayed a list of the unreleased songs. The studio staff ...