US News Metallica Sues Red Octane/Activision & Harmonix for Copyright Infringement

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Attorneys for the Grammy award winning heavy metal band Metallica filed a lawsuit yesterday against Harmonix and Activision (who recently acquired Red Octane) for copyright infringement. The suit accuses the three gaming companies of illegally distributing copies of Metallica songs in the upcoming and highly anticipated games Guitar Hero III and Rock Band, both due out in late 2007.

The suit alleges that both companies planned to package and distribute Metallica music through their video games in what lawyers characterized as a "licensed music to player" system, or LM2P network. Metallica is fearful that album sales could decline if their fans were able to simply walk into any Gamestop or Best Buy and purchase an $80 video game that contained one of their songs.

 
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Wow... who would pay $80 just to listen to ONE song of Metallica... when you can get it off limewire for free, or youtube maybe... (Monthly Internet Bill, and Computer not included)
 
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