Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | 21:29 BST
Activision “secured the necessary licensing rights” to use Cobain in GH5
Activision has issued a statement, regarding Courtney Love’s outburst on Twitter over the use of Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5.
“Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in a written agreement signed by Courtney Love to use Kurt Cobain’s likeness as a fully playable character in Guitar Hero 5,” Activision told Kotaku.
Wonder what the fuss is about then.
We have been trying to contact Love’s manager, PR firm, and personal lawyer since this morning when the news broke to get a statement – just for the sake of fairness and the facts.
Hopefully, we will hear back from one of the three soon.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Legalities, Music, PS2, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: courtney love, Guitar Hero 5, kurt cobain
8 comments
#1
Phoenixblight
10/09/09, 9:37 pm
Love most of been doped up when signing the paper. Probably still a drool stain on it
#2
The_Deleted
10/09/09, 9:48 pm
LOL as fock!
So she’s bitchin’ but was too stoned to remember signing over his likeness. I’m betting Cobain would have hated this use of his likeness, too. What with it being a populist media. The irony is mind blowing.
#3
Jadeskye
10/09/09, 10:11 pm
Hahahaha! she’s gonna sue them even though she signed the agreement to leese the rights?
Only in america…
#4
MushroomStamp
10/09/09, 10:17 pm
She was doing a rail when she signed it.. so she forgot
#5
Dr.Ghettoblaster
10/09/09, 10:21 pm
Oh wow. What an absolute idiot. She has just taken her previous persona, and dropped it to another level.
Unless ofcourse, the twitter announcement wasn’t from Courtney Love….that will probably be the headline tomorrow…
#6
Dralen
11/09/09, 3:16 am
“I was high, so it doesn’t count”
#7
rrod360lol
11/09/09, 8:40 am
Evereet True reckoned Courtney had signed it…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/sep/10/courtney-love-guitar-hero
#8
Blerk
11/09/09, 8:53 am
Heh. The plot thickens.