{"id":10342,"date":"2023-11-05T02:31:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/the-copyright-fight-over-fortnite-dance-moves-is-back-on\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T02:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:01:46","slug":"the-copyright-fight-over-fortnite-dance-moves-is-back-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/the-copyright-fight-over-fortnite-dance-moves-is-back-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The copyright fight over Fortnite dance moves is back on"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week, a panel of US appeals court judges has renewed the legal battle over Fortnite <\/em>dance moves by reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit filed last year by professional choreographer Kyle Hanagami against Epic Games. Billboard<\/em> <\/em>pointed out the opinion filed on November 1st (PDF), where US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Paez wrote that even if individual elements of a dance can\u2019t be copyrighted, the arrangement can.<\/p>\n

The lower court said choreographic works are made up of poses that aren\u2019t protectable alone. <\/p>\n

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