Looks like the legal shenanigans between fish-faced Courtney Love and fish-hearted Activision are not over yet. The latest development in the battle for Kurt Cobain's soul has seen Activision yanking Youtube footage that shows Kurt singing things he wouldn't sing. A humorous compilation video of Cobain belting out Bon Jovi songs and bringing the noize has been removed, with Activision invoking its copyright claim.
Ordinarily, that would be no big deal -- companies hate Youtube and frequently pull rank to get their stuff removed. However, Activision hasn't touched any of the other 300,000 videos full of Guitar Hero footage. Instead, they have focused purely on Cobain.
So, what does this mean? Could it be foreshadowing a change to Guitar Hero 5? Will Activision be patching out the ability to make Cobain sing anything other than his own material? I kind of hope Activision hasn't completely buckled under Love's pressure, not because I think the publisher is wonderful, but because I know a legal battle between two of history's greatest monsters would definitely be worth seeing.
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8:20 AM on 10.14.2009
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Also, lol'd @HELLFIRE 117.
Or maybe Courtney will come round and give him a face-dance (zombie strippers - great film) till he suffocates!
Prick.
best thing I've read all morning
That was...what?
Back to some loose form of reality and logic if they lock the Cobain content I will be pissed. The cunt willingly signed away for it and I paid for the full experience. Just because suddenly she regrets it she can't take it back. Kinda like when Kurt realized he could never have unsex with Courtney and decided it was better to off himself.
Acti is 100% right here.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Um... wow. Just wow.
(and Hellfire117's comment, was just tacky. Sorry, but there's nothing funny about mental illness, and anyone who thinks other wise is just a douche.)
Cunt.
Once MW2 has sold a few million (10 minutes after launch) most publishers will turnaround and be like "our games are worth £55 too! and the sheeple pay it, so let's fucking do it!)