The **Romantics aka **Master Beat claims the “Guitar Hero” video game uses their tune, “What I Like About You,” without permission. They demand damages from **Activision Publishing, Harmonix Music Systems, Redoctane, and **Wavegroup Sound , in Detroit Federal Court. **Pureland Pictures has sued Mehret Mandefro in a dispute over creative control of the film, “Mehret,” a documentary about black American women’s fight against AIDS, in Manhattan Federal Court.
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