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Thursday, February 21, 2019
One Of The People Suing Fortnite Over 'Stolen' Dance Steps Gets His Dance Rejected By The US Copyright Office
Techdirt: A handful of semi-famous people rang in the New Year by bringing copyright infringement lawsuits against online gaming juggernaut, Fortnite. The plaintiffs all accused Fortnite's developers of swiping their dances to use as sellable "emotes" for players' avatars.
1 comment:
Lenora G
said...
This is just absolutely ridiculous. "The Carlton Dance" has been a part of our collective conscious since the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, which aired in 1992. If he thought his dance was so unique and copyrightable, he should have submitted the copyright when he created it. The dance is already public domain. If he really felt that this dance was his intellectual property, then every single person who's ever done the dance for a laugh or a youtube video should have payed him royalties or been sued themselves. This is clearly just a man who's celebrity is fading trying to make a quick buck. If anyone has any sort of claim against fortnite here, it's probably The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, since the game is using a reference to one of their characters, and therefore the show itself. The fact that the show has no issue shows just how harmless the Fortnite dances are. Ribero should be less focused on gaining money and just enjoy the fact that he's been a popular meme for 27 years. He's ruined the fun for everyone with his greedy indignance.
1 comment:
This is just absolutely ridiculous. "The Carlton Dance" has been a part of our collective conscious since the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, which aired in 1992. If he thought his dance was so unique and copyrightable, he should have submitted the copyright when he created it. The dance is already public domain. If he really felt that this dance was his intellectual property, then every single person who's ever done the dance for a laugh or a youtube video should have payed him royalties or been sued themselves. This is clearly just a man who's celebrity is fading trying to make a quick buck. If anyone has any sort of claim against fortnite here, it's probably The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, since the game is using a reference to one of their characters, and therefore the show itself. The fact that the show has no issue shows just how harmless the Fortnite dances are. Ribero should be less focused on gaining money and just enjoy the fact that he's been a popular meme for 27 years. He's ruined the fun for everyone with his greedy indignance.
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