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windshell
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 Posted: 03/22/08 - 06:23 Post subject:
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After lawsuit against Activision, Gibson Guitar Corp. is now suing others involved in selling and distribution of the popular game Guitar Hero, including Wal-Mart, Target, GameStop, Amazon, Toys ‘R’ Us and Kmart.
Gibson has already tried to stop Activision from making the Guitar Hero game, claiming that game too closely matches Gibson's musical virtual-reality patent from 1999.
News source(s):
* click2houston.com/technology/15664340/detail.html
* slipperybrick.com/2008/03/gibson-guitar-hero/
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Odus
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Posted: 03/22/08 - 06:34 Post subject: Gibson sues because of Guitar Hero
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How can they patent a game genre? These kind of music games have been made by loads of game developers over the years. Probably due to the gibson guitar being the "controller".
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windshell
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Posted: 03/22/08 - 07:39 Post subject:
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Or they had similar virtual program for practicing. :shrug:
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insainz
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Posted: 03/22/08 - 12:13 Post subject:
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companies like this are pethetic. They could really of capitalised on the marketing potential instead of geting all anal
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knight210
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Posted: 03/22/08 - 13:08 Post subject:
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LOl reminds me of Mel Gibson.
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honkeytonk87
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Posted: 03/23/08 - 19:16 Post subject:
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And this is what you call a greedy company that can't stand that someone else is making money off of an idea similar to theirs. I guess only one company that patents a genre can now make a game.
So stupid
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pwn2
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Posted: 03/24/08 - 12:41 Post subject:
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I would understand if Gibson made a similar game, but my understanding is that they cannot improve on Guitar Hero, and just want it to stop being made, sold, and played. That's pretty awful.
Ironically, the guitar controller looks like a Gibson Les Paul, which suggests that they sold the rights to make the controller in the likeness of one of thier famous models, and then turn around and sue the same people.
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Dezardon
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Posted: 03/24/08 - 15:08 Post subject:
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On the game box all of the guitars have "Gibson" written on them somewhere.
It IS a Gibson les paul
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theenecros
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Posted: 03/24/08 - 20:00 Post subject:
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That's weak. You shouldn't be able to patent stuff like that. Your patenting something that someone can reverse engineer.
If they are suing Guitar Hero, what about Rock Band?
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Rootbeard
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Posted: 03/25/08 - 03:09 Post subject:
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Gibson have had a mock guitar system with buttons on the fret board to teach people how to play cords and notes for years. I guess they have been to slow or just not seen the potential to imrove the system with new technology. Sour grapes IMO
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Gobbla
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Posted: 03/25/08 - 10:06 Post subject:
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How can they even expect such a thing? That's messed up. Human race is so greedy.
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user001
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Posted: 03/25/08 - 22:52 Post subject:
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Thats gay guitar hero is the best game ever
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Drifter43
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Posted: 03/26/08 - 11:17 Post subject:
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This isnt really suprising, this seems to be the american way.. Sueing for anything and everything to try to make a buck. Look at all the lawsuits against the medical feild, a doctor can even say im sorry without getting slaped with a malpractice suit.
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rs4everinheart
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Posted: 03/26/08 - 11:55 Post subject:
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That is so gay! They should be thanking Guitar Hero! It's free publicity (although most people already knew them).Plus, why would you sue now??? It's frickin March! Guitar Hero came out in November (I think).
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rs4everinheart
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Posted: 03/26/08 - 11:58 Post subject:
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And theenecros, to answer your question, they won't(CAN'T) sue Harmonix (Rock Band) because Rock Band uses the Fender Stratocaster. Not the Gibson Les Paul.
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GuitarGirl09
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Posted: 03/26/08 - 21:59 Post subject:
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Honestly Everyone in this world is sue happy.... It's all about money you take all the money off the earth and noone would ever fight. Think About it.
P.S. I LOVE Guitar Hero~!!!
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drevoller
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Posted: 03/26/08 - 23:33 Post subject:
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Gibson is down the block from me, picket?
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ksmt
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Posted: 03/27/08 - 11:56 Post subject:
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that's the most stupid reason ever that's like UO suing WOW for making an MMORPG.
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coolkid86
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Posted: 03/27/08 - 13:10 Post subject:
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Who cares, GH is stupid anyway, learn to play a real guitar
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jwstyle
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Posted: 03/31/08 - 02:05 Post subject:
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gibsons just mad cause they didnt distribute it before actnivision
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