Rapper 2 Milly sues Epic Games over Fortnite dance move
“This isn’t the first time that Epic Games has brazenly misappropriated the likeness of African-American talent,” added lawyer David Hecht, citing a claim by another artist, Lenwood ‘Skip’ Hamilton.
December 6, 2018 - We’ve written about how music is woven into the fabric of this year’s gaming craze Fortnite thanks to its ‘emotes’ – dance moves that players can buy using the game’s V-Bucks currency, and then use to show off while playing. It’s no secret that a number of those emotes are based on real dance moves created by artists. Now Fortnite’s developer Epic Games is facing some legal headaches as a result.
US rapper 2 Milly is suing Epic Games over Fortnite’s ‘Swipe It’ emote, claiming that what’s been swiped is his famous ‘Milly Rock’ move from 2014. “I was never compensated by Epic Games for their use of the ‘Milly Rock.’ They never even asked for my permission,” said 2 Milly, in a statement released by the law firm he’s hired to fight the case. read the full story