Lose yourself in the ruling: 12 glorious moments in the Eminem v National Party judgment
The long-awaited decision on the National Party’s use of an ‘Eminem-esque’ track in its 2014 election advertising has finally arrived. These are our favourite parts from the judgment.
The case of Eight Mile Style vs The National Party has all the makings of a wonderful, epic, hideous hip-hop opera. Even the judge has the perfect name: Justice Cull (J-Cull).
J-Cull’s decision puts paid to Steven Joyce’s suggestion that it was all “pretty legal”, and leaves the National Party facing a $600,000 bill. There are many serious issues it raises, and the Spinoff will have actual intelligent analysis of all that later, but for now these are the most entertaining bits of a very entertaining judgment.
(The only disappointment is that Justice Cull did not quote the finest line from the hearing: a National Party lawyer’s learned argument that “It’s more than just the boom boom boom boom.”)
Great opening hook:
“Pretty legal”, explained:
She did not do that. Instead something altogether more metaphysical:
Introducing musicologist Dr Zemke, feat Mr Bass:
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Toby Manhire
Toby Manhire is editor-at-large at The Spinoff. He loves to cast a pod, whether it's Gone By Lunchtime, At Large or Juggernaut. He is a former editor of The Spinoff and has worked as a journalist in NZ and the UK since the last millennium.
