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Viacom Sued Over Music-Related Infringement

Game maker Konami wants to stop Viacom's Harmonix from selling the highly popular Rock Band simulation game and instruments due to alleged patent infringements.

Guitar Hero Reaches $1 Billion In Sales

Activision said today that its Guitar Hero franchise has sold $1 billion in North American sales in 26 months, according to the NPD Group.

Rock Band Downloads Reach 2.5 Million

MTV has announced that players of its Rock band game have downloaded more than 2.5 million songs since its launch on November 20, 2007.A Metallica pack is currently the game's best selling music download, followed by three song packs from The Police, Queens of the Stone Age, David Bowie and a collection of Black Sabbath covers. Best selling singles are Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero", followed by Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son," Weezer's "Buddy Holly" and The Knack's "My Sharona."