Konami Suing Harmonix over Rock Band
by Rangebar Merani on July 10, 2008
Drummania and Guitar Freaks — totally different from Rock Band.
Konami has filed a lawsuit against Harmonix, MTV Networks, and their parent company Viacom over alleged infringement in the Rock Band videogame.
Konami is claiming that Rock Band violates patents it filed way back in 2002 and 2003 that cover simulated musical instruments and a “musical-rhythm matching game”. Read more…
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MPAA Says It Doesn’t Need Proof To Sue You
by Dan Landis on June 23, 2008
The Motion Picture Association of America cries at night when it tallies up all the money it lost from jerks like you who download media from the Interwebs. They’d love to just hunt down all you criminals and break your kneecaps. Problem is, it’s incredibly hard to prove who is actually pirating software and who is distributing it, so they’ve decided to just operate outside the confines of the law… but still in the courtroom. Read more…
