FBT Productions signed Eminem in 1995; later, Eminem joined Universal Music. FBT productions agreed to receive a 12% royalties on "record sales." At that time of the contract, the digital royalty (involving platform such as ITunes) was unclear, leading Eminem's former label to argue that digital royalties should be considered as licensing and not "records sold." FBT Productions' argument was rejected in March 2009. However, in september 2010, a federal appeals court overruled the decision by entitling FBT Productions to 50% for "all recordings licensed to digital distributors."
