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Even though there's a new studio mode in Guitar Hero World Tour, there apparently won't be any way to share cover songs from brand name artists. Activision has ensured that this won't happen with Guitar Hero World Tour.
Okay, the FBI and/or Lars Ulrich isn't going to rappel through your window and arrest you for copyright infringement if you try to share your covers. However, Activision will pull down any covers of copyrighted songs they find being shared online.
Additional sources:
- Guitar Hero World Tour Music Creation Bans Covers (snagwiremedia.com)






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The users who are creating these covers are not profiting from it.
Generally speaking - music can be replicated and used providing it is non-profit.
There is some noteworthy justification, but it is still just a fuzzy mess as laws are still trying to catch up to protect everyone with a stake in an IP in this digital age.
Activision is wise not to go down that road, IMHO, at this time.
I wonder what they would do about a remix?
They just can't handle their things becoming popular because of regular people and not themselves.I guess they feel threatened that someone else is making their property popular.
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