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Gorillaz
Gorillaz


Background information
Origin Essex, England
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Trip Rock
Hip-hop
Electronica
Electropop
Rap Rock
Label(s) Virgin Records
Parlophone Records
Associated acts Damon Albarn
Blur
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
The Clash
Website Website
Members
Damon Albarn
Jamie Hewlett



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Axl Roses Sues Guitar Hero Maker Over Guns N' Roses Slash Imagery

November 24, 2010
Axl Roses Sues Guitar Hero Maker Over Guns N' Roses Slash ImageryGuns N’ Roses star Axl Rose has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Guitar Hero over the appearance in the video game of former bandmate Slash.

In a lawsuit filed at Los Angeles Superior Court, Rose claimed the song ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ violated a deal not to include imagery of Slash.

He said that Activision also assured him that there would be no reference to the guitarist’s new band Velvet Revolver.

In the $20million complaint, Rose said the game maker "began spinning a web of lies and deception to conceal its true intentions to not only feature Slash and VR prominently in 'GH III,' but also promote the game by emphasizing and reinforcing an association between Slash and Guns N' Roses and the band's song ‘Welcome to the Jungle’”.

Rose’s lawyer Skip Miller told Reuters: "The relief we are seeking is disgorgement of profits and compensatory and punitive damages."

Activision have declined to comment on the lawsuit.

(by Jason Gregory)



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