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Submission + - Guitar Hero Maker Sued: Cover Song Too Awesome

Submitted by volpone on Thursday November 22, 2007 @01:35PM

volpone writes: Rock band The Romantics are suing Activision over their wedding reception favorite, "What I Like About You," which appears in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s. The problem is not copyright infringement; Activision had permission to make a cover version of the song. No, the problem is that the cover sounds too much like the original.

Submission + - A Dilbert Character Is About To Die

Submitted by volpone on Monday November 12, 2007 @12:45PM

volpone writes: According to a New York Times Q&A session (no blood sample needed), Scott Adams announced that he is going to kill off a major Dilbert character, but declined to say which one. My money says that whoever it ends up being, it's going to be Wally's fault.

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