Dancers Who Accused Epic Games of Plagiarism Temporarily Withdrew Lawsuits
Several plaintiffs temporarily abandoned their legal claims against Epic Games. Rapper 2 Milly, actor Alfonso Ribeiro (Alfonso Ribeiro), as well as Internet celebrities Backpack Kid and Orange Shirt Kid took a break to resolve the issue of copyrights to dances that got into Fortnite.
They were pushed to this decision by the US Supreme Court. Last week, he was considering a copyright case unrelated to the “dance lawsuits.” At the same time, the court ruled that filing a civil claim for copyright infringement is unacceptable while the process of their registration is underway.
Among the authors of the “dance lawsuits” there are 2 Milly, whose registration application has already been rejected twice by the US Copyright Office, as he writes GameDaily.biz . The refusal was motivated by the fact that a set of simple dance moves is not yet a choreographic work.
But there is an opinion that the law still allows 2 Milly to file a new lawsuit. The main thing is that the process of reviewing his application is completed, even if not in favor of the rapper. This does not contradict the Supreme Court’s ruling, according to Ethan Jacobs, an intellectual property lawyer.
In theory, the same goes for Alfonso Ribeiro. His registration application has already been rejected. The Copyright Office has yet to sort out the Backpack Kid and Orange Shirt Kid dances. According to The Hollywood Reporter, their lawsuits against Epic Games will be filed anew as soon as the artists receive a response from the regulator. This information was confirmed by their legal representative. Recall that all the listed plaintiffs applied to the same law firm Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht.
In one of the past materials, App2Top examined in detail the dances that, according to the plaintiffs,Epic Games “stole”. We should add that the last to sue the company were former University of Maryland basketball players Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley. And also because of the dance. It is not known whether the ruling of the US Supreme Court affected their plans.
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