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Gibson Loses Guitar Hero Lawsuit

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A California court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by legendary guitar maker Gibson against Activision for allegedly violating a patent with their Guitar Hero games.
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Dawn_Of_Ashes - 278 days 7 hours ago
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thats sad that activision won that lawsuit
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mrwiggles - 278 days 5 hours ago
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It's sad Gibson tried to get away with it !
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Tony P - 278 days 4 hours ago
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"Also, at one point during the proceedings, Gibson claimed that plastic guitar controllers should be considered actual musical instruments since they make a clicky sound."

Now THAT's sad.

I really don't know what Gibson was up to here. Sounds like their idea barely approaches the concept of GH.
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poindat - 278 days 2 hours ago
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Hey, anything for a quick buck.
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Tony P - 278 days 4 hours ago
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OMG LIEK RLY?

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Dmitry Orlov - 277 days 20 hours ago
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I love Gibson for making such wonderful guitars, but their logic for the lawsuit was simple. GH franchise is on the rise and generates a lot of money. Why not find a stupid reason (clicky sound, wtf?) and sue Activision? A lot of money for Gibson - Activision will still get their income from GH:WT, because it doesn't use Gibson guitar model.
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