Eminem’s ex-employee pleads guilty to copyright infringement over $50K leak

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.