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Adam Levine, the singer/guitarist for Maroon 5 and coach on NBC's TV series The Voice, is suing Activision for the way his likeness was used in Band Hero, the publisher's family-friendly rhythm game released back in November 2009. Levine did a mo-cap performance for the game's lone Maroon 5 song, but he wasn't happy to later learn that his avatar could be made to sing any of the game's 60+ songs.
The lawsuit alleges that the video game publisher used Levine's name and likeness in the game in ways that overstep his original agreement, The Wrap reports. He's unhappy that his avatar can be made to sing any of the game's songs, including those which "would not have been chosen by him for recordings or performances."
Levine also takes issue with the fact that the game allows players to make his avatar sing with voices other than his own, "including female voices." The lawsuit is going after Activision for "fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, violation of the common-law right of publicity and unfair business acts or practices." Levine is seeking unspecified damages.
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johnnybeesays
WAA-WAA-WAA ... it's a freakin' game! get over yourself already!! damn!!! LOL!!
OracleOfBlood
Why don't you cry about it some more Adam, you retard
Itsme45
Didn't Courtney love do the same thing wit guitar hero 5
ThePwny
Just another rich person trying to get more money.
Stu_Ark
Surely the term 'Avatar' means player controlled character, so... it implies it can be used as an Avatar, to do anything, i think thats a pretty big point that will be used.
greyfish7
haven't we seen this movie before?
koolboricua
how much more money do activision have left? i mean, they have gotten sued so many times in the past years.
Jackal904
Maroon 5 sucks.
DPsx72
While normally this would be a stupid lawsuit, I'm in support of anyone who can milk Activision of their ill-gotten money.
Knives39
This is just as stupid as when Cortney Love did it when they used Curt Cobain
Calimar777
This is just stupid. Everyone can clearly see he ran out of money and is desperate to get some more no matter how ridiculous the means. God forbid he cut back on spending and shows some restraint.
Muggy
No one reads the contract nowadays.
magozel
is this a popular game aftert 2 years of been released? and who would notice it whitout this article?
we need to go and make some strike or something because activison is planning doing this again with the release of guitar her... xD
heavymetalwolf
Battle of the whiny rich rockstar vs the giant heartless corporation...
Sometimes don't you just wish they could both lose..?
yogi_bear_rules
first things first...... cod 3 and up sucks. now onto business.........
my first guess is the musician new that the game could be played like this. he/she simply ran out of cash to pay for there pool/massive house/hookers. so what a better time than now to get some money back......
Wozman23
Why is he so mad people can use him to sing in a female voice? Has he not heard his own voice?
Granted, I hope he wins. In a trial of Hitler v. Activision, I'd side with Hitler.
lowkevmic
It would be different if Activision marketed the game as if you will be playing it as Adam Levine himself. But they didn't, they created an avatar in his likeness.
Exact same reason why EA can make NCAA Football and Basketball games and not have to pay any of the players. The avatar in the game may look like the player, and we all may know it to be a certain player. But unless the avatar share a the same name in the game as that player in real life, it isn't exactly them.
Domimi
And since he's suing for "Breach of Contract", it is clear that it was NOT in the contract. Get all your facts before you make snap judgments.
Bigburito
I'd probably join in on making fun of him...BUT considering how many artists have sued activision for the same thing, it's starting to sound like Activision is trying to do something under the table...
gh3rox
wow. well anyways guitar hero got shutdown so he can also sue for that. but i dont think its a big deal
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