2 MILLY Rocks Fortnite with a Lawsuit

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12:55 PM PT -- 2 Milly tells us he didn't know what Fortnite was until people started contacting him over social media, telling him the game was stealing his dance. The rapper says even his daughter noticed the similarities to his moves.

2 Milly says the dance started showing up in season 5 of Fortnite, and he wasn't alerted to it until a few months after the release. He says Epic took his craft and sold it as their own, and he wants fair compensation.

2 Milly says he's not trying to ruin the game for anyone, but he's calling out Epic for unethical business practices and wants the "Swipe It" dance removed entirely.

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The rapper filed legal docs this week against Epic Games -- the company that makes Fortnite Battle Royale -- for allegedly using his popular Milly Rock moves in the game without his permission to capitalize on the popular dance craze ... and make a ton of cash.

According to the docs ... Fortnite players can purchase the dance -- which is called "Swipe It" in the game -- for their characters. Problem is ... 2 Milly claims "Swipe It" is an exact replica of his Milly Rock, but they never asked him to use it or offered to pay him for it.


2 Milly also alleges dance-stealing is a common trend in Fortnite. According to the suit ... the game copied Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" dance and the famous Carlton dance from 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' -- among many others -- without consent or compensation "to exploit African-American talent" for profit.

The rapper is suing Epic for damages and legal fees ... and wants his dance moves removed from the game.

His attorney David L. Hecht of Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP tells us his firm is, "proud to stand up for African-American creatives whose expression and likenesses have misappropriated. Epic is enjoying record profits off of downloadable content in Fortnite, yet has failed to pay or even ask permission to use artists’ intellectual property and likenesses over many of its popular emote dances."

We reached out to the Fortnite makers ... no word back so far.
 
yasky777 said:
Master P was yelling twerk something in the 90s
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true but the ATL strippers was twerking before the twerk team made it famous in the A. they started in high school doing thing they shouldnt been doing. i knew it was going to be good when all the white chicks started trying to do it.
 
Moving Target said:
it depends if its truly trademarked. if not ...he SOL.
thats why ms twerksum and the twerk team was stupid for not copyrighting twerking...it wasnt even a word until the people in ATL starting doing it.
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I found this.

Dance moves themselves are not trademarkable because they are not used to identify where goods or services originate, unlike a logo, slogan, or brand name. But what about when people say that you have a “trademark” dance move? Well, that just means that a person does a certain type of move, like a touchdown victory celebration, that you identify with that person. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean they can actually register it with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

However, a dance move can be trademarked in that the name of that dance move can be trademarked. Take a look at Tebowing or Kaepernicking. Two registered trademarks for celebratory touchdown poses that are now trademarked for various types of clothes and apparel. As you can see, the players came up with the move, used the move, became known for using the move, and the name developed from there. They then trademarked the name. So, in certain situations, it is possible to trademark a dance move, but just the name of it and not the move itself.

Since we’re talking intellectual property, I may as well mention that it may also be possible to copyright a dance—but not just a move itself. You have to combine a number of dance moves and patterns into an expressive whole for it to be eligible for copyright protection.
 
trappstarr82 said:
I found this.

Dance moves themselves are not trademarkable because they are not used to identify where goods or services originate, unlike a logo, slogan, or brand name. But what about when people say that you have a “trademark” dance move? Well, that just means that a person does a certain type of move, like a touchdown victory celebration, that you identify with that person. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean they can actually register it with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

However, a dance move can be trademarked in that the name of that dance move can be trademarked. Take a look at Tebowing or Kaepernicking. Two registered trademarks for celebratory touchdown poses that are now trademarked for various types of clothes and apparel. As you can see, the players came up with the move, used the move, became known for using the move, and the name developed from there. They then trademarked the name. So, in certain situations, it is possible to trademark a dance move, but just the name of it and not the move itself.

Since we’re talking intellectual property, I may as well mention that it may also be possible to copyright a dance—but not just a move itself. You have to combine a number of dance moves and patterns into an expressive whole for it to be eligible for copyright protection.
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:idea:hmm
 
Moving Target said:
it depends if its truly trademarked. if not ...he SOL.
thats why ms twerksum and the twerk team was stupid for not copyrighting twerking...it wasnt even a word until the people in ATL starting doing it.
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You cant trademark dance moves bro...home is going to lose that lawsuit.

He better hope they get scared and settle cause if he loses he will have to pay their legal fees.
 
I hope he wins or gets a settlement. This has always bugged me about that game. They are making millions off those dances every month and they steal so much of them.
 
rebel said:
watch the video how they copied Donald Faison dance. Like I said in that Jackie Chan thread, technology is catching up where they can easily steal his moves without consent.


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https://www.bgol.us/forum/threads/tv-debate-was-scrubs-the-most-under-rated-tv-comedy.684870/



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The “Poison” Dance, Then and Now
I have one question that I was told that I had to ask if I was going to come out here, which is about the “Poison” dance.

Braff: Oh yeah.

Miller: Are you going to do it?

Faison: No, there’s no way I’m doing, no, absolutely not.

Chalke: Do it, do it.

Faison: Absolutely not, absolutely not.

Braff: Dance, dance.

Faison: No. If you want to see it, you can play Fortnite because they jacked that shit.​

Reyes: Yeah, they did. Look, my kid is here and she’s a huge fan and she [plays] that, yeah.

Lawrence: By the way, just so you guys know, it’s real trivia. Fortnite had to inquire for the legality of it.

Braff: Did they?

Lawrence: They did, and it’s fine because it’s just a character dancing.

Faison: I didn’t get no money. No, I didn’t get no money. I know, that’s what y’all are thinking, right? Somebody got paid. No, no, I did not. Somebody stole that shit. That’s not mine no more.

Lawrence: I made the decision, I knew that Donald would be cool with me getting the money for that.

Faison: No, hold on. Hold on. God damn it, no.

Miller: That was good money for us.

Faison: Will [meaning Bill Lawrence], you owe me some money, man. That private school that you’re going to right now? [Gestures to Lawrence and Miller’s son sitting in the audience.] Fortnite.

Braff: Bill and Christa sent me a picture of them on vacation and I was like, “What are you doing?” And they were like, “We’re spending our Donald Fortnite money.”

Faison: Now that’s some bullshit. That’s not true, it’s not, it’s not true. Nobody got no money. Nobody got money for it.

Lawrence: Seen side by side, by the way, it’s awesome.

Faison: Yeah, it’s the exact same dance.\\

That’s amazing. How long did it take you to learn the dance?

Braff: He made it up.

Faison: I made it up on the spot.

Lawrence: He made it up that second.

Oh my God.

Lawrence: I don’t think you had even read the scene when you got there.

Braff: No, he hadn’t. Sometimes Donald …

Faison: Shut up.

Braff: Let me just say this one part.

Faison: Shut up. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up. Shut up, shut up. Shut up.

Braff: Donald didn’t know his scripts.

Faison: That day I was late. Hold on let’s be clear …

Lawrence: “What am I doing, an air band?”

Faison: Right, yeah. I walked in and I was late, and I remember you being like, “Yo, what the fuck, man?” And me being like, “All right, all right.” And I remember the whole studio, the whole crew being in the room when I had to do that dance, and I was like …

Lawrence: By the way, here’s the best thing about Donald, just so you guys know how talented he is. I go, “Did you work on this shit, because it’s supposed to be good.” He’s like, “Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.” But when they played the song you could see him registering, because he had no idea what the song was gonna be, even though it was in the script. He’s like, “Oh, ‘Poison,’ I get that.”

Faison: I know this one.

That’s amazing.

Chalke: And I’m the opposite. I’m so type A, Bill’s like, “Will you do an ‘I told you so’ dance?” I’m in my dressing room trying to plan every single move, and such a dork.
 
No ideas original when it comes to dancing. I believe this opens the door to kats who was doing this stuff 80 years ago.
 
Moving Target said:
it depends if its truly trademarked. if not ...he SOL.
thats why ms twerksum and the twerk team was stupid for not copyrighting twerking...it wasnt even a word until the people in ATL starting doing it.
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Aaahhh! Hindsight is 20/20!
 
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Fortnite's Lawyers are gonna RIP them a new one
#Fact
Epic games is worth 8 Billion
They gonna answer their complaint with a WHOLE FIRM or TWO of Lawyers
Specializing in Copyrights, Trademarks, Intellectual Property and Patents
Who will DESTROY and OBLITERATE the POOR SOUL that shows up to argue this crap
Case will be dismissed WITH PREJUDICE in a Day or Two after being heard


Oh, Fuck cacs
 
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