{"id":45366,"date":"2012-10-04T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T08:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=45366"},"modified":"2012-10-04T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T08:48:21","slug":"activision-and-no-doubt-settle-band-hero-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/45366-activision-and-no-doubt-settle-band-hero-battle","title":{"rendered":"Activision and No Doubt settle Band Hero battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>No Doubt and Activision\u2019s on-going legal battle with the band\u2019s misused portrayal in Band Hero has finally been settled.<\/p>\n

The settlement has come weeks before the trial was set to begin.<\/p>\n

For those who may not know or never really cared (we don\u2019t blame you), this all started in 2009 when No Doubt front Gwen Stefani sued Activision, claiming that their likenesses were misused to create a \u201cvirtual karaoke circus act\u201d in the game, Band Hero.<\/p>\n

The group had signed off on having their name and likenesses used to portray themselves singing their own songs, which the game featured.<\/p>\n

The problem (or lack thereof) is that you can unlock the band after completing the game, making them available to “perform” any of the game\u2019s songs while players jam away.<\/p>\n

No Doubt were obviously not that happy seeing themselves virtually rock-out to other people\u2019s songs, one in particular being that of Rolling Stone\u2019s \u201cHonky Tonk Woman\u201d, which the suit claimed “results in an unauthorized performance by the Gwen Stefani avatar in a male voice boasting about having sex with prostitutes.”<\/p>\n

No specific details on the settlement agreement were given.<\/p>\n

Source: Associated Press<\/a><\/h5>\n

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Big games of October 2012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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