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Axl Rose Loses Guitar Hero Lawsuit

Posted on Monday, February 11 @ 07:28:14 Eastern by Keri_Honea


According to The San Marino Tribune, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles Palmer has dismissed the remainder of Axl Rose's lawsuit against Activision. Rose, lead singer from Guns 'N' Roses, filed the suit against Activision in 2010 for using a virtual likeness of Saul Hudson a/k/a Slash in Guitar Hero III. Rose also claimed that Activision asked him to lend "Welcome to the Jungle" to the game as long as the game would not include any likeness of Slash or Slash's new band, Velvet Revolver.

However, Slash's likeness heavily graced Guitar Hero III, appearing on the game's cover and as a playable character. In addition, the game did include songs from Velvet Revolver in its downloadable content.

To make up for this slight, Rose claimed that Activition promised him a band-specific title, Guitar Hero: Guns 'N' Roses. (On a serious note, would that have sold well?)

Last August, Judge Palmer dismissed Rose's fraud and misrepresentation allegations because they were filed past the statute of limitations. Activision's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss for the rest of the allegations, which were for Rose's claims of a contract. After two hours of listening to both sides' arguments, Judge Palmer agreed that the contract claims should also be dismissed.
Related Games:   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Tags:   lawsuit, activision, Guitar Hero


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  • Axelownz
    Axelownz
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 7:33 am
    Geez talk about the wheels of justice moving slowly. GH3 comes out in 2007, Axl decided to sure in 2010, finally looses in 2013.
    0 1
  • NecroWolf
    NecroWolf
    Joined: Oct 2005
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:23 am
    It moves about as fast as Axl moves these days. Have you seen that mans gut? He wore a yellow raincoat one time and looked like a fat banana.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvVc0icLa-E

    A terrible dancing, fat, old banana.
    Nothing against overweight people, by the way.
    0 1
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
    Peanut butter jelly time meets welcome to the jungle? Bananas come from the jungle... the circle is complete.
    0 0
  • DonRafael
    DonRafael
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:41 am
    Where do we go? Where do we go, now? Where do we go?
    0 5
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 10:10 am
    Haha, thumbs up.
    0 0
  • RynoFallout
    RynoFallout
    Joined: Nov 2012
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
    At least he was in paradise city for a bit
    1 0
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 3:13 pm
    Booooo, that pun deserves to be shamed
    0 0
  • seesaw24
    seesaw24
    Joined: May 2009
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 12:17 pm
    Axl Rose is a turd
    0 1
  • Lien
    Lien
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
    Slash FTW!
    0 0
  • Klandathu
    Klandathu
    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
    Wait, Axl Rose holds the rights to Slash's likeness? Slash? Is that legal? Am I understanding that correctly?
    0 0
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
    Guitar Hero is still relevant?
    0 0
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2013 at 3:30 pm
    I bought a wireless guitar controller from a thrift store for $5 so I could play GHII again, quite recently.
    0 0

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