Warner Music fired a shot at MTV and Activision, saying that it may pull out of both the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises.   Edgar Bronfman of WMG is saying that they aren’t getting their fair share of sales, but Activision was quick to fire back.

An article coming from the Financial Times quoted Activision’s CEO Robert Kotick saying “I think his view was … that [Warner Music] should be compensated the way they might for a performance on iTunes. But, this is an entirely different business [than iTunes] that is very technically complex.  We’re going to favor those publishers that recognize and appreciate how much we can add value to their artists.”

A Warner Music spokesman said the company had “enormous respect” for the investment and creativity game-publishers had brought to the music-gaming business.

He added: “We hope that our partners in the gaming space appreciate not only the value of their own contributions but also those of the recording artists, songwriters, record labels and music publishers on which their games are significantly based.”

How come the benjamins always seem to get in the way of the fans?   Warner’s catalog includes Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., The B-52s, Green Day, and Depeche Mode.  Look at DragonForce album sales before and after Guitar Hero III and tell me it’s not worth it!