Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 19, 2018
TV actor sues video game maker over copyright to ‘his’ dance
A lawsuit filed by a “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star over his iconic “Carlton dance” could test the power of a choreographer’s copyright against the weighty First Amendment protections granted to video games.
A lawsuit filed by a "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star over his iconic "Carlton dance" could test the power of a choreographer's copyright against the weighty First Amendment protections granted to video games.
Actor Alfonso Ribeiro claims the makers of the massively popular video game "Fortnite" are infringing upon the dance he created and famously performed throughout the TV series' run in a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Mo...
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