Easily digestible tech news... http://www.techdirt.com/ en-us http://www.techdirt.com/images/td-88x31.gifhttp://www.techdirt.com/ Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:36:49 PST Mike Masnick http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101124/02544212005/axl-rose-sues-activision-20m-because-guitar-hero-shows-former-gnr-guitarist-slash.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101124/02544212005/axl-rose-sues-activision-20m-because-guitar-hero-shows-former-gnr-guitarist-slash.shtml suing Activision for $20 million because Activision included a virtual version of Slash in the latest version of Guitar Hero, despite claimed promises not to do so. While the likelihood of success may depend on contract specifics, it does seem rather silly to care about this. The claim that "This lawsuit is about protecting Guns N’ Roses," is obviously bogus. There is nothing about "protecting" involved here.

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