{
  "id": 16081637,
  "title": "Former Eminem Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Selling Unreleased Music",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/former-eminem-employee-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-and-selling",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/former-eminem-employee-pleads-guilty-stealing-selling-music-1236921612/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man who was charged with stealing and selling unreleased Eminem music that leaked to the web last year has pleaded guilty to criminal infringement of copyright. In March 2025, former Eminem employee Joseph Strange was charged with copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen goods after he sold the rapper’s music to individuals who […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Eminem Staffer Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Selling Unreleased Songs That Leaked Online",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/eminem-staffer-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-and-selling-unreleased-songs",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:24:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Eminem’s Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Leaking Rapper’s Unreleased Music",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/eminems-former-employee-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-rappers-unreleased",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:33:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Former Eminem Staffer Pleads Guilty to Leaking Rapper’s Music",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/former-eminem-staffer-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-rappers-music",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:04:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}