Eminem’s ex-employee pleads guilty to selling unreleased tracks for $50,000

 Eminem’s former employee Joseph Strange has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement after copying and selling at least 10 unreleased audio files for approximately $50,000. The tracks later surfaced on public streaming platforms and were accessed more than eight million times by November 2025. The estimated infringement amount is at least $750,000. Strange faces up to five years in prison. Eminem’s former employee Joseph Strange has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement after copying and selling at least 10 unreleased audio files for approximately $50,000. The tracks later surfaced on public streaming platforms and were accessed more than eight million times by November 2025. The estimated infringement amount is at least $750,000. Strange faces up to five years in prison.