THE BIG PICTURE Short dance moves taken from the real world and sold as emotes in popular games like Fortnite still aren’t protected by copyright law — and copyright law still preempts state law claims asserted in an attempt to circumnavigate this bar, absent some “extra element.”
Epic Games Defeats Yet Another Dance Emote Case
Epic Games Defeats Yet Another Dance Emote…
Epic Games Defeats Yet Another Dance Emote Case
THE BIG PICTURE Short dance moves taken from the real world and sold as emotes in popular games like Fortnite still aren’t protected by copyright law — and copyright law still preempts state law claims asserted in an attempt to circumnavigate this bar, absent some “extra element.”