The Romantics, that 80’s band that most people probably either don’t remember or never knew have filed a federal lawsuit against Activision becuase of a “soundalike recording of its 1980 hit What I Like About You on Guitar Hero,”

The song is one of about 30 songs featured on “Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the ’80s.” The band also is seeking an injunction that could take the best-selling game off store shelves - which would be both completely lame and a crime against humanity.

Here’s the part that doesn’t make too much sense - they’re not making a copyright claim. The band’s attorneys told the Detroit Free Press that Activision properly secured permission to use “What I Like About You,” allowing it to record a cover version. So what’s the problem right? They’re saying that “by creating an imitation so much like the Romantics’ original, the California-based company infringed on the group’s rights to its own likeness”.

WTF?

BBC News has reported that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing Showtime Network because of their show Californication starring David Duchovny.

The band says the title is “immediately associated in the mind of the consumer” with its 1999 album and single release.

In their defense the makers of the show have stated that they got the title from a 1970s bumper sticker. Maybe Flea and company can work up a class action suit. Read the full story here.