Chris 55 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 The GnR frontman alleged he was duped into licensing "Welcome to the Jungle," but his failure to sing to a judge sooner appears to have doomed him.Axl Rose might not like the fact that Guitar Hero III featured his former Guns N' Roses band-mate Slash on the front cover, but he might have objected too late.At a summary judgment hearing Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles Palmer reportedly indicated that he is inclined to dismiss Rose's $20 million lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for fraudulently inducing him into authorizing "Welcome to the Jungle" for use in the popular video game. At the conclusion of the hearing, according to an attorney involved in the case, the judge took the matter under submission.In the lawsuit, Rose claimed he was told during negotiations that the game wouldn't feature any reference to Slash, the guitarist with whom he has been famously feuding for two decades.The possibly fatal problem for Rose was not moving soon enough on the allegations.The singer's lawsuit wasn't filed until late November 2010 -- more than three years after the game October 2007 release. Rose has had difficulty claiming that he didn't discover the problem at an early stage. According to documents filed in the case, Rose's agent sent Activision an email objecting around the time the game came out.During the course of the case, Rose attempted to explain why he hadn't filed a lawsuit right away."The reason I did not file a lawsuit is because Activision -- through my managers and representatives -- offered me a separate video game and other business proposals worth millions of dollars to resolve and settle my claims relating to GHIII," he said in a deposition. "From December 2007 through November 2010, Activision was offering me a Guns N' Roses-dedicated video game, a game dedicated to music from the Chinese Democracy album, and other proposals."Originally, Rose sued for fraud and breach of contract, and in August, the judge struck the fraud claim because of the statute of limitations issue. That ruling came despite arguments by Rose's lawyer that the claims did not accrue until he discovered that "Activision had been intentionally concealing its plans to use [slash's post-GnR band Velvet Revolver] and Slash in the game all along."What was left was deciding the contract issue -- and the parties disputed the form that contract took.Rose's attorneys pointed to emails to Activision by Wayne Milligan, a licensing administrator at Sussman & Associates who does work for GNR Music, which administers publishing rights to the band's songs. The rock star's position was that there was a written agreement not to include Velvet Revolver songs and that as a result, Rose had four years to file a lawsuit.But Palmer is inclined to rule that the agreement relied at least on oral promises and was subject to a two-year statute of limitations. "The only extrinsic evidence supports Activision's interpretation and does not support Rose's interpretation," the judge ruled in a tentative order that was recorded by a legal newswire.A full decision should be coming within weeks.Rose's legal team is led by Skip Miller at Miller Barondess, Activision's legal team is led by David Steinberg at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp.Email: eriq.gardner@thr.com; Twitter: @eriqgardnerSource: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/axl-rose-close-losing-20m-417262 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Activision trying to buy him off would seem to indicate they knew they were in the wrong. Will be interesting to see how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lim666 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Axl loosing this because of being "too late"? how cool is that please?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman007 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I wonder if he wins or gets a shit load of money if he would put an album out faster, or slower ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 loooololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 "a game dedicated to music from the Chinese Democracy album"Someone has to be bullshitting here. Why in the fuck would they ever offer to make such a game? Is there evidence they offered this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesecake Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Axl loosing this because of being "too late"? how cool is that please?? Late is his second name. W. Axlate Rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Axl's next appearance is going to be on Judge Judy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 hope he loses and maybe he'll stop worrying about bullshit and focuses on music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadedNightraiN Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 "a game dedicated to music from the Chinese Democracy album"Someone has to be bullshitting here. Why in the fuck would they ever offer to make such a game? Is there evidence they offered this?Why wouldn't they? Rockband did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 "a game dedicated to music from the Chinese Democracy album"Someone has to be bullshitting here. Why in the fuck would they ever offer to make such a game? Is there evidence they offered this?Why wouldn't they? Rockband didHe doesn't have to answer you. That's how cupcakes work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Shneck Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 lolll what a loser. axl cant even win a lawsuit these days, what a hack. Heres an idea, tubby. Instead of worrying about slash's face on a video game, how about you put your energy into.......hmmm I dont know....... rehearsing with your band or maybe even releasing a record?I think this has just added another few decades of hate for slash lol. Cant even beat him when slash isnt even trying.gg n00b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Mistrial.Recuse the judge."This court is horse shit! I'm in contempt, you're in contempt, I'm outta here!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 More a hundreds year of touring to pay that bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I dont know why people call Slash fat. He just looks yoked to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 anyone notice Axl behind Slash? lolololol :conspiracy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roush Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I wonder if he wins or gets a shit load of money if he would put an album out faster, or slower ?Axl Rose + new music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I don't get it. It's ovious that Axl is right.Axl: "I don't want any Slash mention on the game."Activision: "Fine."Activision puts Slash on the game, playing the song, on the cover and put some Velvet Revolver.Activision: "Axl, we're sorry. To make it up for you, we can make a Guitar Hero: Guns N' Roses or even a Chinese Democracy version of the game, how does that sound?"I don't get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Axl has made a new definition for YOLO: you only lose once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I don't get it. It's ovious that Axl is right.Axl: "I don't want any Slash mention on the game."Activision: "Fine."Activision puts Slash on the game, playing the song, on the cover and put some Velvet Revolver.Activision: "Axl, we're sorry. To make it up for you, we can make a Guitar Hero: Guns N' Roses or even a Chinese Democracy version of the game, how does that sound?"I don't get it...Because Axl is evil and Slash is an angel. Obviously Axl's wrong. Agreements be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 If Axl really thinks he's Guns N' Roses then he should change his name to Guns N. Roses and be done with it. He would have been better off investing in a giant erasure if he wanted to remove Slash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManetsBR Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I don't get it. It's ovious that Axl is right.Axl: "I don't want any Slash mention on the game."Activision: "Fine."Activision puts Slash on the game, playing the song, on the cover and put some Velvet Revolver.Activision: "Axl, we're sorry. To make it up for you, we can make a Guitar Hero: Guns N' Roses or even a Chinese Democracy version of the game, how does that sound?"I don't get it...Because Axl is evil and Slash is an angel. Obviously Axl's wrong. Agreements be damned.Makes sense. I mean, Axl is evil, right? That's what the media have been saying since I can remember, so it must be truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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