--Konami is a malicious patent-abuser for patenting the technology behind and releasing essentially the same game as Guitar Hero years beforehand, and receiving no royalties for this? That is not the best case to use to win over otherwise neutral third parties like myself.
I realize the point is that the patent is broad... but... Guitar Freaks and Guitar Hero are so similar I have always assumed they WERE made by the same company, just the same company that got the idea to use copyrighted music. Seriously, they are like two editions of the same game.
I thought surely my stance of thinking both the RIAA and the Religious Right were both wrong about everything would never be problematic.
But, no! Now, I might owe my ability to listen to all my favorite death metal, synth-pop, and hard house/trance webcasts to a group of people who generally only support things I vehemently oppose.
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--Konami is a malicious patent-abuser for patenting the technology behind and releasing essentially the same game as Guitar Hero years beforehand, and receiving no royalties for this? That is not the best case to use to win over otherwise neutral third parties like myself.
... but ... Guitar Freaks and Guitar Hero are so similar I have always assumed they WERE made by the same company, just the same company that got the idea to use copyrighted music. Seriously, they are like two editions of the same game.
I realize the point is that the patent is broad
I thought surely my stance of thinking both the RIAA and the Religious Right were both wrong about everything would never be problematic.
But, no! Now, I might owe my ability to listen to all my favorite death metal, synth-pop, and hard house/trance webcasts to a group of people who generally only support things I vehemently oppose.
So. . . confused. . . cannot pick. . . side. . .