Gibson Sues Guitar Hero
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular “Guitar Hero” video games infringe one of Gibson’s patents, and Activision has asked a U.S. court to find the claim invalid.
Gibson said the games, in which players press buttons on a guitar-shaped controller in time with notes on a TV screen, violates a 1999 patent for technology to simulate a musical performance.
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March 12th, 2008
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Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com Says:
That’s a nasty story! I think they have seen that there are money involved and they want a piece of the pie.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:34 amSionann Says:
This seems completely ridiculous. After three years of working with Activision on the Guitar Hero game Gibson NOW realizes that it infringes on one of their patents. Give me a break! :P
March 30th, 2008 at 7:44 pm