Rock Band Network: A new kind of music law?

   
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It’s been hundreds of years since any new type of music notation has been developed.   Is the submission system of Rock Band Network (uploaded and put into the game) a new type of multimedia music notation?  Well, even if it is, it must work within the framework of the copyright system [...]

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Rock Band Network launches

According to an article on the WSJ.com, today is the day.
Well-done piece on the technical and financial aspects of uploading your own band’s tracks to be sold on the Rock Band Network. 30 cents is not as good a deal per dollar as Itunes, (50 cents?), but then [...]

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Music games as music platform?

Does this strike a chord with you?
Viacom announced that MTV Games plans later this year to launch a service that will let any musical artist upload and submit their songs for possible inclusion in its “Rock Band” music video game, Billboard reported. [...]

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Guitar Hero 5 controversy with Kurt Cobain character

Several media reports state a budding dispute between former band members of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain’s band, and also Courtney Love, Cobain’s widow, about the Kurt Cobain character in GH5.
Courtney Love signed contract for GH5 use of Kurt Cobain character
The article states “Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in a written [...]

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