Can a band that licenses a song be sued for making a cover version sound too much like the original? That's the core issued raised in an unusual publicity rights suit filed in Detroit by '80s rockers ...

Members of rock band the Romantics have sued Activision Publishing over its "Guitar Hero Encore, Rocks the 80's" videogame, which uses a version the band's "What I Like About You" recorded by… By ...

DETROIT (AP) – The Romantics have filed a federal lawsuit against Activision Inc., the maker of “Guitar Hero,” saying the popular video game infringes on the band’s rights by featuring a soundalike ...

— -- Imitation might be flattery, but that doesn't make the Romantics any happier about it. The Detroit rock band has sued the publisher of the popular video game Guitar Hero, claiming the game ...

(Detroit) -- The rock band The Romantics could force a version of the video game "Guitar Hero" to be taken off the shelves because it sounds too much like them.The Detroit Free Press reports The ...