Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Aug. 30, 2022
Fortnite animations didn’t infringe on choreographer’s dance moves
“The plaintiff’s dance is performed by humans in the physical world and the defendant’s emote by animated characters in a virtual world,” U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson wrote. An emote is a type of dance move or short action that a virtual character performs in the game.
Dancing animations in Epic Games’ Fortnite video game don’t violate the copyrighted moves of Los Angeles choreographer Kyle Hanagami, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson ruled.
“The two works contain a series of different poses performed in different settings and by different types of performers,” Wilson said in an order finalized last week in Los Angeles. “The plaintiff’s dance is performed by humans in the physical world and the defen...
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