Comments on: Gibson Guitar to Guitar Hero Maker: We Own All Digital Musical Reality

By: Create Digital Music » Gibson Guitar Loses Mind, Sues Entire Planet (But Wii Rock Band Should Be Fun)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:48:23 +0000

[...] it was strange enough when Gibson sued Guitar Hero game developer Activision because it claimed to own the patent for anything “simulating a musical concert [...]

By: redrhino

redrhino — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:49:03 +0000

Soon Gibson will want to collect royalties from everyone that rocks out at a concert… when you rock out during the show, you’re ’simulating playing the guitar.’ …. well? Let’s see them try that in Cali

… Honey, get the popcorn, Doritos, and Big Red… this is gonna be a good one…

By: redrhino

redrhino — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:44:48 +0000

Baaaaaahhhhhh haaaaa haaaaaaa haaaaa …… yeah right…. haaaaaa

By: dlab

dlab — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:55:11 +0000

Man, that’s sad. This is what happens when corporations start letting lawyers run the show. Luckily, this probably won’t get too far. And for all of Gibson’s stupid moves lately I’m definitely not getting rid of my Les Paul anytime soon.

By: gains

gains — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:34:32 +0000

Wow. I guess they’ve taken to heart all the arguments that wannabe rockers will just play Guitar Hero instead of buying a real guitar.

But, can you score chicks by playing Guitar Hero? All the best guitarists I went to school with were using the instrument to get fans or serenade the ladies and bypass their unattractiveness. That’s just personal experience though. No slight intended against you handsome guitarists.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:33:30 +0000

Wow. That R.S. King thing is what I CALL invention. A vacuum-powered slide projector connected to a mechanical player piano for player piano karaoke? I believe Mr. King’s patent has now expired, so who’s up for making one of these?

By: Dr. Apostrophe X

Dr. Apostrophe X — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:23:06 +0000

What’s more interesting is one of the patents it references: [Google] R.S. King’s PLAYER PIANO WITH SLIDE DEVICE. Mr. King seems to have invented the CD+G karaoke machine, 17 years before the CD was invented!

By: bliss

bliss — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:50:28 +0000

I’ll just say briefly that Karl Marx predicted this.

By: James

James — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:49:13 +0000

This just screams publicity stunt - lets face it, the patent and copyright courts have had countless cases that seemed completely unbelievable, but resulted in much publicity for both sides. Is it going to cost Gibson much in the way of lost revenue? not likely; if you’re gonna buy one, then this will probably not put you off. On the other hand, for activision to be caught up in a lawsuit with the legendary Gibson; that is priceless advertising via news sites like this and others for guitar hero!

By: Anto

Anto — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:12:42 +0000

Geberally I just use my electric guitar. You can’t beat real life instruments hey!