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Konami sues over Rock Band patents
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article published on 11 July, 2008
The publisher Konami has sued Harmonix, Viacom and MTV Networks over alleged patent infringements pertaining to the blockbuster game Rock Band.
Konami's patents were issued in 2002 and cover "simulated musical instruments and a musical-rhythm matching game".
The suit is asking for monetary compensation as well as an injunction blocking Harmonix and Viacom from using the instrument ... [ read the full article ]
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11. July 2008 @ 15:15 |
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I'll bet they wouldn't have said a thing about this patent if Rock Band didn't become as popular as it did.
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ikari
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11. July 2008 @ 15:40 |
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Originally posted by Pop_Smith:
I'll bet they wouldn't have said a thing about this patent if Rock Band didn't become as popular as it did.
Why would they, they wouldn't make any money that way. /rant
I hate how the patent system works. However, with the exception of not having a system, I can't think of a good way to protect one's ideas.
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11. July 2008 @ 16:27 |
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Yawn...
What about Pro 2009.
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emugamer
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11. July 2008 @ 16:56 |
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Am I wrong, but wasn't Harmonix doing this years before Rock Band hit?
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11. July 2008 @ 17:06 |
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Originally posted by emugamer:
Am I wrong, but wasn't Harmonix doing this years before Rock Band hit?
Your right harmonix has been in the rhythm game business for many years. Probably not as long as Konami, but long enough to make a lawsuit such as this seem a little fishy. I doubt it will hold up in court.
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11. July 2008 @ 19:53 |
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good for Konami thats what Viaccom gets. They want to sue YouTube for copyright infringement and then spy on all the users accounts i hope they lose lol
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12. July 2008 @ 02:25 |
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It seems to me that anyone can make a little scratch these days. Even if you don't invent or produce something. What a world we live in.
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12. July 2008 @ 06:04 |
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Originally posted by mrmarx:
good for Konami thats what Viaccom gets. They want to sue YouTube for copyright infringement and then spy on all the users accounts i hope they lose lol
Karmic Fate ?
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12. July 2008 @ 11:53 |
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Harmonix came out with Frequency and Amplitude on the PS2 before the whole GH and then Rock Band craze that they started. Yeah that was a while ago, but Konami has them beat as to who did what first. Long before I even had a PS2, keep in mind Frequency was my first game, Konami had been putting out these kind of games in the arcades so I do see where Konami is coming from. Granted these games were out mostly in Japan, but some of their DJ game (totally forgetting the name.) arcade cabinets and even less of their drumming game made it here. This should prove to be an interesting court battle.
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12. July 2008 @ 17:38 |
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Forget the infringement. The biggest issue if i am reading it right is why the hell the UK are paying £180 for it when in the US it sells for $150?
What happened to currency conversion ?
If i did read it wrong then please call me a dick and ignore my post : )
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12. July 2008 @ 19:48 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by Pop_Smith:
I'll bet they wouldn't have said a thing about this patent if Rock Band didn't become as popular as it did.
Why would they, they wouldn't make any money that way. /rant
I hate how the patent system works. However, with the exception of not having a system, I can't think of a good way to protect one's ideas.
yeah, the problem is the patent system mostly just protects corporations for which the actual inventors/innovators work, not the inventors innovators themselves.
Simple solution: don't let corporations own patents.
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13. July 2008 @ 03:24 |
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Originally posted by mgnicks:
Forget the infringement. The biggest issue if i am reading it right is why the hell the UK are paying £180 for it when in the US it sells for $150?
What happened to currency conversion ?
If i did read it wrong then please call me a dick and ignore my post : )
I agree with you bud. Whoever sets prices outside North America should be SHOT!
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14. July 2008 @ 12:40 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by mgnicks:
Forget the infringement. The biggest issue if i am reading it right is why the hell the UK are paying £180 for it when in the US it sells for $150?
What happened to currency conversion ?
If i did read it wrong then please call me a dick and ignore my post : )
I agree with you bud. Whoever sets prices outside North America should be SHOT!
Geez thats more then twice the US price!
INtesting to see this is, as I was never sure of who made what game. They should just all work together and make the ultimate rythem game, since drums and guitar are more of the same besides which company releases it. DDR is Konami, which did come out before Rockband, and since DDR is a rythem I think it is usable in court.
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