In a blow to the artists suing Epic Games for using their dance routines in Fortnite, the US Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs suing for copyright infringement cannot pursue legal recourse if their work has not been registered with the US Copyright Office.
The actor best known for playing Carlton in the TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Alfonso Ribeiro, lodged a complaint against Epic Games along with 2 Milly, Backpack Kid, and Orange Shirt Kid.
Interestingly, Ribeiro was recently refused copyright of the Carlton dance when the US Copyright Office said it "must refuse registration because the work submitted for registration is a simple dance routine".
from Eurogamer.net
by March 10, 2019 at 07:15AM
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