Gwen Stefani and company take issue with the use of their likenesses in the new game. By James Montgomery No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images On Wednesday, No Doubt filed a lawsuit against Activision, the publishers of “Band Hero,” claiming they’ve been transformed “into a virtual karaoke circus act” in the new game, which allows avatars of Gwen Stefani and company to perform songs popularized by other acts
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No Doubt Sue Activision Over ‘Band Hero’
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The band No Doubt, sued video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc over the use of their likeness on its new Band Hero game, accusing the company of turning the rockers into a virtual karaoke act.
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Courtney Love is threatening to sue Activision over Kurt Cobain being an unlockable character in Guitar Hero 5 and took to her Twitter page to scream bloody murder.
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Kurt Cobain’s Widow Wants To Sue Guitar Hero 5 Makers
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Courtney Love to the Los Angeles Times: “the la times ia joke.” 22 Vote(s)
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Courtney Love and Nirvana members unhappy with Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero
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Courtney Love is threatening to sue Activision over Kurt Cobain being an unlockable character in Guitar Hero 5 and took to her Twitter page to scream bloody murder. Of course this was probably to save her own ass because,… …read full story Share
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Courtney Love: ‘Guitar Hero raped Kurt Cobain’
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Looks like Joe Wilson isn’t the only one shouting “you lie!” In a response to Courtney Love ’s allegations of suing the “S” out of Activision because of Kurt Cobain ’s likeliness being used in Guitar Hero 5 , Activision pushed out a statement, stating that Courtney Love is lying. “ Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in a written agreement signed by Courtney Love to use Kurt Cobain’s likeness as a fully playable character in Guitar Hero(r) 5 ,” states Activision to Joystiq
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Activision: Courtney Love Agreed To Cobain Avatar
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Courtney Love is threatening to sue Activision over Kurt Cobain being an unlockable character in Guitar Hero 5 and took to her Twitter page to scream bloody murder. Of course this was probably to save her own ass because,… …read full story
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UPDATE: Courtney Love: ‘Guitar Hero raped Kurt Cobain’
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Courtney Love has said that she’ll sue gaming firm Activision for bringing her late husband Kurt Cobain back to life for the latest edition of the videogame Guitar Hero. She Tweeted a post: “For the record this Guitar Hero s**t is breach of contract on a Bullys (sic) part and there will be a proper addressing of this and retraction, the Sun reports. “We are going to sue the s**t out of Activision, we being the Trust the Estate the LLC the various LLCs Cobain Enterprises.” It was earlier reported that the late Nirvana frontman’s bandmates and widow had given a green light to creating a Cobain character for the game.
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Courtney Love may sue over Kurt Cobain videogame
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this is BANANAS!!Lunchboxes?fucking GUITARHERO?NOTtaking it
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By now you’ve likely seen the video of the late Kurt Cobain’s likeness being used as a playable avatar in Guitar Hero 5 (and playing mostly songs the real Cobain would have found appalling)…. Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com
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