Konami Sues Harmonix Over Rock Band
Konami has slapped Rock group maker Harmonix with a case, claiming the pip rhythm game violates patents held away Konami in connection with its have music games.
Reported to a Bloomberg report (via MCV), Konami is claiming Rock Band violates patents issued to the troupe in 2002 and 2003 relating to simulated musical instruments, a music-game organisation and a "musical-rhythm matching game." Konami was a pioneer in the euphony videogame genre, cathartic the hit Dance Dance Revolution in 1998 and Karaoke Revolution a few years later.
Rock Band was one and only of the biggest videogame hits in 2007 despite not being free until the end of November in the U.S., and late Dec in Canada, earning far-flung critical and commercial success. Only it's also been a number of a legal headache for Harmonix, publisher MTV Games and distributor EA; prior to the Konami beseem, the companies were sued by C. D. Gibson Guitar for violating a patent for "a system and method acting for generating and dominant a simulated music concert experience."
Konami is seeking a cash sound judgment against Harmonix, as well as an order preventing Harmonix and its owner Viacom from using its inventions and technology in the Rock group games. The fellowship also claimed it would begin selling its own Rock group-style biz, called Rock Revolution, subsequent this yr. Viacom has not yet commented on the suit.
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