The Detroit-based music publishers for Eminem are suing New Zealand’s conservative National party the rapper’s claimed in 2002 that song was copied in the party’s soundtrack for a TV ad aired during its successful 2014 election campaign. It purchased the tack through an Australian-based supplier and doesn’t believe it has infringed anyone’s copyright.
They may not have lost themselves in the music or the moment but a judge and a nine lawyers in a New Zealand courtroom did listen politely to Eminem’s “love Yourself” as a copyright trail involving the country ruling political party began.

Background
The case was filed in 2014; Lawmaker Steven Joyce said he said he thought the use of the song was “pretty legal,” and that Eminem’s team “are just having a crack and a bit of an eye for the main chance because it’s an election campaign.” That response was widely ridiculed, including by comedian John Oliver on his show Last Week Tonight.
Both Mr. Joyce and National Part said they would not be commenting while the case was before the court.

In front of court
The High Court in Wellington that the National Party had wanted a song that was edgy and modern but showed the party was dependable, said by Garry Williams, the lawyer for Eminem’s .He also said that the music fared better with focus groups than a classical piece. Emails quoted to the National Party. In that emails including one in which the song is described as an Eminem “sound-alike” and another in which an agent for the party wrote “I guess the question we’re asking, if everyone thinks it’s Eminem, and it’s listed as Eminem Esque. Mr. Williams said the emails showed it was “utterly clear” the party knew it was using a copyrighted song.

Note
The two sides had not reached a settlement before the case began and that going to trail against an entity like a governing political party was unusual and extraordinary .The political views of the National Party were not a factor “ We are Americans and we don’t know about politics in New Zealand” said by Joel Martin.
The judge-only trail is expected to last about six days.