The first round for Fortnite. It s not so easy to embrace dance with copyright
Those who sue Epic Games for dancing, give up at least some hope. Alfonso Ribeiro did not manage to protect the copyright of his epic movements.
Lawyers of Epic Games can sleep peacefully. Alfonso Ribeiro, more widely known as the guy who played Carlton Banks (The Second Kid from Bajer with Bel-Air), got a trash from the Office for Copyright Protection . This means that everyone who has made a lawsuit against the creators of Fortnite has a slightly smaller chance of winning.
Fortnite takes advantage of the popularity of someone else's work.
If you want, dance in Fortnite over bodies of dead enemies, nothing is simpler. You can buy an appropriate emoticon in the game, and your character, if you like, will perform the iconic Carlton in the place from which you have just shot down the enemy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkW-Kv0AAWI
The problem is that the iconic moves that players make are such, because they have already become part of pop culture and have been popularized by someone else. Epic thus cuts off a very profitable coupon from the popularity of something that he did not create himself. It irritates some people. And in the US, if you're annoying someone, you can finish the suit.
Choreography is not just a wave of hands (or legs).
Alfonso Ribeiro is the author of one of those suits. To better motivate his case, he reported to the Office of Copyright Protection to protect his known serial dance. His request, however, was rejected.
In the justification, the officials note that while a particular choreography may be covered by copyright, so several rhythmic movements with arms and legs are not necessarily necessary. The offices' decision shows that short dances are not complicated enough to gain this type of legal protection. This may raise some doubts. An equally short piece of music played in the background of the movie on YouTube would have a great chance to bring it off the site and scare the lawsuits.
This is bad news for those who are suing, but not the end of a legal war.
In the last resort, Ribeira's demands were rejected for a completely different reason. The dance was originally created for the needs of the NBC series, and this raises the question of whether the actor himself has the right to them. The Office has some doubts about this and has therefore dismissed this specific request.
Alfonso Ribeiro is not the only one who tries his hand in court against Epic Games. Recognition of copyright infringement for dances is also demanded by 2 Mily for her Milly Rock and Backpack Kid, which is a kid from Katy Perry's performances. They also applied to the office for the copyright of their dances. Theoretically, the decision of the office does not cancel any of the ongoing trials, in practice the suit for Carlton will now be extremely difficult to win. The other two can only be difficult.
The first round for Fortnite. It's not so easy to embrace dance with copyright
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