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Re: Axl Rose Gets Mixed Result at Hearing in 'Guitar Hero' Lawsuit
it wasn't available in the shops, only as dlc. but that doesn't indicate anything. digital distribution is just as valid a measure as the highstreet.
Re: Axl Rose Gets Mixed Result at Hearing in 'Guitar Hero' Lawsuit
Rockband included Chinese on disc, and had the rest of the album as DLC.
I thought it was Shackler's. And I remember thinking what an awful choice...pick the least GnR sounding song to try to get people into this GnR. Dumb.
Re: Axl Rose Gets Mixed Result at Hearing in 'Guitar Hero' Lawsuit
My question is, what the fuck did Axl want instead?
A DJ/Bucket/Huge/BBF/Finck avatar?
Its a fucking GUITAR game and Slash wrote and performed the song to global recognition.
Ali, you can sit there and fly the legal kite if you like but to the normal guy on the street this is as John so well put it:
"More boring petty bullshit from an insecure lamentable old fucking fart."
I find this lawsuit particularly pathetic as Axl prepares to follow Elton John down to Vegas with his AFD saturated residency.
The fact of the matter is that Axl has no problem using Slash's work when all the $$$ are going into his pocket, quite the different story when Slash looks to be making a few off the old band.
There wouldn't be a lawsuit though if there was no alleged wrongdoing on Activision's part. A GH game would've or could've gone forward with Slash and VR songs, it just wouldn't have included WTTJ. So, Axl's lack of consent to license WTTJ wouldn't have prevented Slash to be associated with the game and make money off that association.
Ali
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Re: Axl Rose Gets Mixed Result at Hearing in 'Guitar Hero' Lawsuit
What amazes me is that Axl isn't tired of all the lawsuits. At some point you have to burn out on this kind of petty squabbling.
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Re: Axl Rose Gets Mixed Result at Hearing in 'Guitar Hero' Lawsuit
Your point is fair Ali but to the casual observer, a technical one.
It's just more irrational hatred of Slash that is driving it.
Take the money and chill Axl, it's not like there isn't Thousands of hours of Slash playing WTTJ all over the world.
I don't think Ax is going to get places with this as I think it's too late.
Re: Axl Rose Gets Mixed Result at Hearing in 'Guitar Hero' Lawsuit
Your point is fair Ali but to the casual observer, a technical one.
It's just more irrational hatred of Slash that is driving it.
Take the money and chill Axl, it's not like there isn't Thousands of hours of Slash playing WTTJ all over the world.
I don't think Ax is going to get places with this as I think it's too late.
You have to also remember that there is in fact a second component to the suit beyond just the misrepresentation of the use of Slash's image and likeness: the issue of SCOM being used in promotions without Activision having Axl's consent to license the song for that purpose. To that end, Axl - and Slash and Duff for that matter - were denied monies owed from the use of that song and the money to be taken isn't even what Activision owes all three of them to begin with.
Ali
