Score one more for jealous intellectual property hoarders. PopCap Games yesterday told MTV Multiplayer that they would be modifying the successful tower defense game, Plants vs. Zombies. Said PopCap, “The Estate of Michael Jackson objected to our use of the ‘dancing zombie’ in Plants vs. Zombies based on its view that the zombie too closely resembled Michael Jackson.”

The dancing zombie in question is an obvious reference to Jackson’s seminal Thriller performance. However, it’s difficult to imagine that the zombie’s minor role represents a significant threat to the Jackson estate’s intellectual property. Regardless, PopCap has already altered the dancing zombie in the latest update to the iPhone port, and plans to alter the other distributions in the near future.

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