Virtual Legality #5 - Epic Lawsuit! Does Fortnite Infringe on Dancer's Rights? (Hoeg Law)

Key Points

• Rapper 2 Milly filed a lawsuit against Epic Games for using his dance in Fortnite, raising questions about the copyrightability of dance moves and whether a simple dance can be considered a protected choreographic work under copyright law.
• The lawsuit's success hinges on whether 2 Milly's dance move is deemed original and complex enough to qualify as a choreographic work, which traditionally requires a series of dance movements intended to be executed by skilled performers.
• Epic Games faces a challenge in potentially settling the lawsuit, as doing so could open the floodgates for numerous similar claims, suggesting they may instead seek to have the case dismissed to establish a legal precedent that simple dance moves are not copyrightable.