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A judge thoroughly dismissed a lawsuit brought against the makers of Guitar Hero by the rock band The Romantics, saying the band didn't even own publishing rights to the song "That's What I Like About You" anymore and that their lead singer wasn't even party to the suit. Talk about a nuisance case. The Romantics sued Guitar Hero developers Activision Blizzard and Harmonix (now part of MTV) for hiring a sound-alike band to record its '79 song, "That's What I Like About You," for Guitar Hero Rocks the '80s . But the judge [...]