Courtney Love Releases Statement About 'Guitar Hero' Controversy

'The Beatles: Rock Band' isn't the only music video game enjoying a media frenzy this week, although we bet Activision, the makers of 'Guitar Hero,' could do without all the attention they're getting right now. Images of the Kurt Cobain avatar in 'Guitar Hero 5' singing Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love a Bad Name' have not gone over well with fans, his Nirvana bandmates, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, and his widow, Courtney Love. After a war of words and legal threats among the parties, Love has now issued a statement through her attorney, Keith A. Fink.

"Ms. Cobain is extremely upset about Activision's use of Mr. Cobain's likeness to sing the songs of others in its Guitar Hero game," it reads. "Activision was granted permission by Kurt's trust solely to use his name and likeness. Activision was not given an unbridled right to use Mr. Cobain's name and likeness. Kurt's songs have a special and unique meaning to his fans and his image and legacy are very important to Ms. Cobain.

"The agreement Activision has with the trust doesn't allow them to use his likeness in ways that denigrate his image. We would hope Activision would do the right thing on its own and prohibit game users from using Kurt's image to sing others songs and if they don't we expect the trust to take appropriate action to protect Mr. Cobain's image."

Stay tuned for more developments.