https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rapper...of-stealing-his-dance-moves-milly-rock-emote/
http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/2-milly-accuses-fornite-stealing-dance-moves-video-games/
I'm not well versed in US copyright law. I know that choreography is definitely protected by copyright law but to what extent? This will definitely set an interesting precedent.
http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/2-milly-accuses-fornite-stealing-dance-moves-video-games/
2 Milly told CBS News how he found out that he became a Fortnite emote, which is a dance animation that players can purchase. "Everybody was like 'Yo your dance is in the game,'" he said. "They actually sell the particular move. It's for purchase. That's when I was really like 'Oh nah, this can't go on too long.'"
The Milly Rock, renamed "Swipe It" in the video game, is one of more than 100 dances called emotes Fortnite players can buy for roughly $5. That's where 2 Milly takes issue.
The Milly Rock is a move that 2 Milly popularized when he uploaded a video of himself dancing to it on top of a car, with a song to accompany the dance moves. The dance became the next sensation since the Shmoney Dance four years ago. The dance resurfaced after Playboi Carti mentioned it in his 2017 record, "Magnolia."
2 Milly hopes to pursue legal action against Fortnite's maker Epic Games for using the Milly Rock, but he faces some tough steps to get there.
"There's a lot of case lawsuits surrounding the copyright of music. Lyrics. Sounds. There's a full body of case law related to that. But regarding choreographic works, that does not exist," business and entertainment lawyer Merlyne Jean-Louis said.
Epic Games declined to comment on our story. You can no longer buy the Swipe It emote on Fortnite. It was one of the dances players could "unlock" in the game's fifth season. But if you own it, you can continue to use it – for now.
I'm not well versed in US copyright law. I know that choreography is definitely protected by copyright law but to what extent? This will definitely set an interesting precedent.
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