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Gibson Sues Makers Of Guitar Hero And Rock Band For Patent Infringement

Gibson is suing Activision, Harmonix, Electronic Arts, and MTV over alleged patent infringement over the companies' involvement in Rock Band and the Guitar Hero series. The lawsuit is not over Guitar Hero's use of the iconic Les Paul, SG, and Explorer guitars as controllers, but for violation of a decade-old patent for....drumroll please... "a method for simulating a live performance using a musical instrument, a 3D headset with stereo speakers, and a pre-recorded concert." (US Patent 5,990,405) Gibson does not rock, at all... More »

1:32 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Alex Chasick
5,300 views, 57 comments

Latest by RonDMC: @sohmc: Is it just me or does any real guitar player have no respect for those that play guitar hero? It's just you. What you're describing is an unnecessary, snotty faux-elitism a small group of guitar players have adopted. more »

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Round 11: MTV Vs TransUnion

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2:36 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Meg Marco
8,543 views, 64 comments

Latest by BlueStar_AllStar: if you don't like MTV--guess what? there are hundreds of other channels to choose from. You are forced to give TU your information. Gee, I wonder which company got my vote. more »

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Stunning MTV HD Ad Something to Crow About

Stunning work from the wunderlab that is the Psyop motion graphics studio. More »

5:54 PM on Wed Apr 26 2006
By popkin
309 views, 4 comments

Latest by Mary Marsala With Fries: Dammit, now my husband and I are going to have the "can advertising be art" argument *again*... That is really beautiful. Completely pointless, but really beautiful. And I'd like to go on the record that their company name, and more »