On November 1, 2023, in a first-of-its kind decision, the Ninth Circuit revived a copyright lawsuit based on dance choreography. Hanagmi v. Epic Games pitted Viral celebrity choreographer Kyle ...
The lawsuit filed against Epic Games over its use of the “It’s Complicated” dance has been dismissed by a US judge, who states that the dances do not share enough elements to infringe copyright. Kyle ...
This time around, Kyle Hanagami, a YouTuber and dance choreographer, claims the Epic Games property ripped off one of his copyrighted dances. Fortnite’s shameless emote rip-off is called “It’s ...
Fortnite is one of the most popular video games of 2018 with more 200 million users playing the third-person shooter. But the game's enormous success hasn't come without controversy: a number of ...
Stephen McArthur is a video game and copyright lawyer in Los Angeles. The groove in question is the “Milly Rock,” a simple, two-step dance in which the arms circle while the hips swing from side to ...