Originally Posted by Derek Hines
Hey Mike.

Ok this time you haven't got your facts straight Mr Foot lol. Actually Gibson loaned them the design (which they paid for) the dispute is that Gibson says they own the patent to the whole concept behind guitar hero.,. their reasoning being that they have a patent claiming ownership of the idea of a guitar being used in an interactive way. Here is the link to the Inquirer article ( no it's not the national inquirer)

Originally Posted by LeeE



Aiding & abetting?
So Gibson takes out a patent in 1999, licenses it's guitar designs and gives permission to use them to Activision, for a game release in 2005, and then sues them in 2008?
Umm... I prefer Fenders anyway.



Gibson Guitar Hero story


Derek, I hate to burst your bubble, but it's not national inquirer, it's National Enquirer. smile

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