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Konami opened up a can of lawsuit whoop-ass today on Harmonix, MTV and Viacom, all part of the immensely popular Rock Band video game.Konami alleges that two of their patents were violated by Harmonix and company. The first patent mentions "simulated musical devices", while the second one covers "music rhythm-based matching games". While at first glace, the lawsuit brings up memories of Gibson and their lawsuit against Activision over the guitar simulation, there is another twist to the story, that may not bode well for Activision. Engadget noticed that Activision made a note in their Gibson lawsuit, that specifically mentions the Konami patent, in relation to their instruments, make one wonder if Activision has already negotiated a settlement with Konami over this very patent.
