Gibson v. Funko & 4 Other Rock Lawsuits
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 25: Funko POP! figures are displayed during WonderCon 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on March 25, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Axl v. Guitar Hero
Before Axl Rose and Slash buried the hatchet, Axl filed a lawsuit regarding Slash’s imagery being used on the video game Guitar Hero III. Axl apparently gave permission to Activision for the use of “Welcome To The Jungle” so long as no images of Slash would be used. Imagine how pissed Axl was when an animated Slash WAS ON THE COVER AND IN THE COMMERCIAL! To be exact, he was $20 million dollars pissed, however, the suit would later be dismissed.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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