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Konami (Dance Dance Revolution) Sues Viacom/Harmonix (Rock Band)

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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Konami, creators of Dance Dance Revolution, Karaoke Revolution and Drum Mania rhythm games (and the Metal Gear Solid series), sued Viacom/Harmonix, creators of Rock Band, for patent infringement (this patent). Viacom/Harmonix claim they are doing nothing wrong and have their own patent to prove it. Any guesses as to what this means for Rock Band 2? [...]

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War Against Internet Users, P2P Traffic and Piracy Begins

Thursday, July 3, 2008

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Was browsing through Slashdot today and saw two interesting articles. It looks like nations, naturally under the guidence of the RIAA/MPAA and similar groups, are beginning to move ‘anti-piracy’ legislation forward. The first part of the problem is to give ISPs complete amnesty from pirated material, which will protect them from litigation and give them an [...]

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