The Romantics sue Activision over Guitar Hero
Category: PlayStation 2, Posted: 11/21/2007 at 09:49PM CST by Billy Wang, Previews Editor
According to a report on Billboard, members of American rock band The Romantics are suing Activision over the usage of its song "What I Like About You" in the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's.
The suit states the game uses a version of the song that sounds too much like the original band... seriously?
The suit "claims that the sound-alike recording of the song improperly imitates the band's sound, which the members have developed since 1979."
The band members want the court to prevent further distribution of the game and, of course, want a share of the profit. Activision was questioned about the incident but they haven't replied.
Being in a band myself, while I do see where the lawsuit is coming from, I have to say that it's pretty preposterous. While I care about the music I play, I think suing a company over a cover song is a bit much. Isn't that what a cover song is supposed to be?
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Lol ridiculous! They are surely going to lose this suit.
ok, srsly, dumbest lawsuit ever, amirite?!?!
Wow, I guess they are in dire need of "profits" to go back on a "let's develop our sound" tour......
Come on, seriously this is ghey. Let make as many frivolous as possible. I knwo I'll go sue someone that calls themselves Reverand too because that's my name.....THAT'S MY NAME!!!!11!!!!11ONE
What kind of lunatics are we becoming in this society. They only play that song on every homosexual love/comedy that hit
Assholes, they should be happy they get more exposure.
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duh... The whole genre is based on taking songs from familiar bands. If it wasn't, you wouldn't play it. None of NAFLA's songs are in Guitar Hero. If they were it would go " happy they get more exposure"
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