No Doubt Suing Activision For Splitting Up the Band

November 4th, 2009 admin
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Although Band Hero was just released with a star-studded lineup yesterday , and there’s already word of legal trouble. No Doubt has filed suit against Activision, the maker of Band Hero , for using their likeness for songs they didn’t record, as well as splitting up the band in different scenes which weren’t approved. No Doubt’s band manager Jim Guerinot explains : The band [members] are bitterly disappointed that their name and likeness was taken and used without their permission. They agreed to play three No Doubt songs as a …


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