Activision Takes Hit In No Doubt Lawsuit

16 Apr 2010 at 11:10:52 by Tim McDonald

Activision's attempt to invoke a freedom of speech protection in the court case against No Doubt has been tentatively denied by the judge.

According to the LA Times, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kenji Machida has issued a tentative ruling rejecting Activision's claim of freedom of speech protections under the first amendment.

Activision has since told the LA Times that the company expects to appeal the ruling.

In case you've forgotten - as it was November when we last heard about this - No Doubt got a teensy bit annoyed at Activision for Band Hero, when it turned out that you could have the band's avatars play any song in the game rather than just No Doubt songs. Apparently, No Doubt considers this a breach of contract and is after "an injunction and damages."

This isn't the first trouble of this ilk that Activision has been in, either, with Courtney Love wanting Kurt Cobain's likeness removed from Guitar Hero 5.

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