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Gibson Files Patent Suits Over Guitar Video Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 24, 2008 - 7:07am.

Nashville, Tenn. - Guitar manufacturer Gibson has filed a second patent infringement lawsuit over guitar-replica controllers used in the video games "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band," this time suing "Rock Band" makers Harmonix, Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Networks and Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS). Gibson also last week filed suit against a number of retailers, including Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), for selling Activision's (NASD: ATVI) "Guitar Hero" in violation of its 1999 patent.

tags: Games | Law | Lawsuits | Music | Patents | Viacom | Electronic Arts | MTV Networks | Gibson | Harmonix | Guitar Hero | Rock Band |

SimpleDevices, Gibson Partner on Wurlitzer Digital Jukebox

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 3, 2006 - 7:53am.
Cypress, Calif. - SimpleDevices, a unit of Universal Electronics, announced on Tuesday that it has provided software to Gibson that will enable wireless remote control of the company's Wurlitzer Digital Jukebox. The digital jukebox will allow for digital storage of up to 1,000 CDs and 100 Internet radio channels. It will also provide access to a download store where songs can be purchased and added to the jukebox, and include a wireless touch-screen remote powered by technology from SimpleDevices. Gibson will introduce the digital jukebox at the Consumer Electronics Show this week.
tags: Deals | Wurlitzer | Jukebox | SimpleDevices | Gibson |