Konami and 4mm made a game that virtually nobody played 2 years ago in the form of Def Jam Rapstar. Now they're getting sued by EMI because htey apparently failed to secure the rights to songs owned by EMI. Uh-oh.

EMI is looking for $150,000 in damages for every single song in Rapstar. At 54 songs, that puts the bill at roughly $8 million. Oops.

But wait, there's more! EMI wants a cut of the game's profits and all future sales of the game, which should be about nil. This game has been out for quite a while and never did well. People have been seeing this game on shelves for literally $5 or less.

EMI claims that they warned the developers of this issue long ago, but that they were ignored. This is what they call a "teachable moment."

Have any of you guys out there played this?

[Via The Hollywood Reporter]

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