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Former National MP Andrew Falloon is seen in a cafe in Wellington, New Zealand, on Dec. 8, 2019. Falloon, a conservative New Zealand lawmaker abruptly resigned Tuesday, July 21, 2020 after allegedly sending pornographic images to at least three women and then lying about what had happened to both his party leader and to police. (Jason Walls/New Zealand Herald via AP)

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FILE - In this May 22, 2020, file photo, National Party's Todd Muller, left, addresses a press conference with his duty Nikki Kaye after deposing Simon Bridges as leader of the party in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand’s opposition National Party suffered fresh setbacks ahead of a September election Thursday, July 16, 2020 as two senior lawmakers announced their retirements, days after the shock resignation of party leader Todd Muller. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

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FILE - In this May 2, 2017, file photo, music composer Jeff Bass leaves a courtroom in Wellington, New Zealand. The New Zealand court ordered on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, the nation’s main conservative political National Party to pay Eminem’s publisher 600,000 New Zealand dollars ($415,000) plus interest for breaching copyright by using a song similar to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” in its campaign ads. The party used the song “Eminem Esque” 186 times during its successful 2014 election campaign before pulling the ad off the air. Publisher Eight Mile Style sued, saying the track was a rip-off of the rapper’s acclaimed 2002 hit. (AP Photo/Nick Perry, File)

You own it: New Zealand party told to pay for Eminem rip-off

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2012, file photo, Eminem performs at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. A two-week trial that ended Friday, May 12, 2017, at the High Court in Wellington in the case in which music publishers for Eminem are suing New Zealand's ruling conservative political party for copyright infringement. The judge may not rule for months. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

It’s a rap: Eminem lawsuit against New Zealand party ends

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Music composer Jeff Bass leaves a courtroom on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Wellington, New Zealand. Bass, who composed the opening guitar riff for Eminem's song &quot;Lose Yourself,&quot; was testifying in a copyright case. Eminem's music publishers Eight Mile Style have sued the governing National Party over its use of a soundtrack during its 2014 election campaign. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

New Zealand campaign had concerns using Eminem-like song

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In this April 15, 2012, file photo, Eminem performs at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Eminem lawsuit against New Zealand political party begins

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