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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Authorised Guitar Hero Cover Too Perfect - so sue me!


The Romantics are suing Activision for including a near-perfect cover of their song with Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the ‘80s. Strangely, the cover was authorised, they received payment, and yet they're suing the publisher because the cover is too good:

The lawsuit admits that Activision did obtain the proper permissions for using the song in the game - but claims that the cover version was too close to the original recording, thereby infringing on the group’s rights to its own likeness.

The song appears in standalone expansion pack Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the ‘80s, originally released in North America for PlayStation 2 in July 2007. The band’s attorneys have indicated that they are seeking an injunction that would force the game to be withdrawn from sale.