Friday, November 23rd 2007

'The Romantics' Band Sues Guitar Hero

It's no secret that to get many famous songs while avoiding ridiculous royalties (and to also avoid the inconvenience that half the artists included are dead anyways), the majority of Guitar Hero songs are "covers", or similar versions of the song performed by a completely different artist. 'The Romantics', a classic band that wrote such hits as "What I Like About You", recently picked up Guitar Hero 3. When they heard the rendition of one of their songs, and how it was "virtually indistinguishable" from the real version, they sued Activision. After all, nobody had asked The Romantics if they wanted their song included in Guitar Hero 3. The Romantics are seeking ridiculous amounts of money in compensation, and for Guitar Hero 3 to be pulled off the shelves.
Source: Neoseeker
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27 Comments on 'The Romantics' Band Sues Guitar Hero

#26
Wile E
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Cold StormSo... Its Napster all over again! Metallic was right and wrong... The Romantics are just plain wrong! I liked their music, but now I don't know.... I stopped listening to Metallic because of the whole Napster thing and look at their sells after that... No wait... look at the quality of music that they made. I'm a big Metallic fan, but they just fell off the earth after it... And now a band that all ready fell off the earth is trying to get back into the lime life...
Dude, no offense, but my OCD kicked in, and this is driving me crazy, it's Metallica, not Metallic. lol Sorry.

Anyway, back on topic: I think they should be paid royalties. But I think it's utterly ridiculous to request the game to be pulled from the shelves.
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#27
Sh00t1st
lmfao, crappy bands strike again.
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