Activision CEO Suggests Record Labels Should Be Paying To Get In...

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 10/01/2008 - 17:07

Remember a couple months ago, when Warner Music's Edgar Bronfman complained that the makers of video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band should be paying more for the music they used?

He claimed, incorrectly, that the games were "entirely dependent" on the record labels' content. That was wrong, and totally downplayed the fact that the video games were actually adding value to the music.

Now it appears that the maker of Guitar Hero, Activision, is hitting back. The...

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