Litigation
Nov. 25, 2010
Axl Rose Sues Activision Over Guitar Hero
Guns N' Roses singer says publisher induced him to license the rights to the band's most popular song.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Axl Rose, the singer of the band Guns N' Roses, sued video game publisher Activision Blizzard on Tuesday for $20 million, accusing the company of fraudulently inducing him to license the rights to the band's most popular song for use in a video game.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claimed that Rose agreed to license the song "Welcome to the Jun...
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