Epic Files Anti-SLAPP in Fortnite "Choreography" Lawsuit (Hangami v. Epic Games)

Epic has fired back against another 'dance move' lawsuit - this one claims its moves to be copyrightable choreography - with a free-speech Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss. With a bonus twist! Epic's Anti-SLAPP Motion is here (no paywall): https://www.patreon.com/posts/67907923 #Fortnite #DanceMoves #lawsuit Continue the discussion with the Lawful Masses Discord Community: https://discord.gg/SpC2utzr56 Support Lawful Masses! patreon.com/ljfrench sponsus.com/law THANK YOU SUPPORTERS! June 2022 $50+ Supporters: John Steel, Eevi, Spirit Bear, Benjamin Hitov, Ugly Grill, torpedan, ShadowTycho, Gutbrodj, PureMagma, Eric Tams, TechTechPotato, The Blood Soaked Survivors, Wyatt Calandro, King Aires June 2022 $5+ Supporters: Christoph Bolliger, Arron Washington, Keith Marrocco, Dustin Rodriguez, Josué Vicioso, Cindy Campbell, Brian Flowers, Mark Curtis, Lazy Wolf, tdis8629, admalledd, amelius, Meaningless, Aethero Toland, Nick Bush, John Swanson, matthew beller, Priscilla Astling, Schi-Schi, EvoGamer, Kreachers, khagerou, As the World Burns, First Last, wrozmo, Dawn Massaro Guy, Bee Geiger, Medeka, Rita Loy, David Zaslavsky, Christian Ullrich, Roger Chen, Brian Roush, Rudolph Bescherer Jr, Firstname Mclastname, Lydia Collinson, HotGrillsInYourArea, JH, Stephen Bank, Tron Bårdgård, Mark Randall, Richard Shotwell, Sarah Gerweck, Matthew East, Pat Delaney, Mario Bonales, Euchale, Ian McDonald, Marcus Agehall, Joe Roberts, Sokar117, Jonathan Robillard, Amanda Gillies, Justin Waddell, Andrew Sellers, Nathaniel, Tony Cruickshank, Druid, Jason Lingle, Zzyzx Wolfe, Kasaryth, Oisin Creaner, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Stephen Christopher, Keuric, TEEKAY, Stefan Persson, CombatZAK, Jaimeson LaLone, Alexander Sihn, Naomi Pool, Andrew Reid, Gregory Ford, EnvyingWrath, Brody Eastwood, sehro, Brian Rossman, FunnyHats, Dzyan, Chris Lindsay, Albert Demello, Rico Robbins, Darkwolf, John Peter, Kai Raphahn, Andrew "FastLizard4" Adams, Si Wellings, Jessica Pearson, LbxAni, Daniel Ducharme, Ph.D., majikthise, foonix, TheEuphoGuy, Brian, Matthew Bertrand, Jack Draak, DyneOnline, Eye_Make_Stuff, Nick Rowland, Timothy James Dodd, Scott F. Comstock, James Melanson, Lewis, Kat Willhite, Komrade Kettenkrad, Matt Arnold, itheoryon, DreamerDon, Alan Nise, anton.molyboha, Kyle Siefring, The Disturbed Angel, Elliott Ingram, Eric Woodley, Raindrop Works, Liryca, Logan Stromberg, scj643, eyebrows360, Chris Connett, Haplo, Michael Ciesielski, Chris Hilliard, Tesserakt, Travus, Greg, Q Squared, Eric Barker, Jeffrey Cash, Gef the Mongoose, toadbear, Jason Glaesemann, Gergely Varju, DrJKL, Lawrence Groupe, Michael, pizzafourlife, ChaoQueen, DrakeDT, Andrew Venier, QuasiAutonomous Bosch, Bill Tonnies, Rabid Ronin, Thomas Dinsdale-Young, Katrina Middleton, Zendane, varia, jak_ub, STEVE YOCUM 😎, WarrantyVoid, jag1110, Alisdair Meredith, Bill Somerville, Mike Dunford, RunsWhenChased, ricin, AnnoyedRook, cwestpha, Fubar, Kasper Brandt, rcmaehl, James Oxford, Warren Rumak, JohnSwanson, Michael Stokes-Byrne, Evan Davis, c, Jorge Vittes, Nate Gray, Tony Webster, Mx. Juniper System, Ross, Dustin Bosveld, Bryan Lubeck, Lawful Leah, PinkFluffyTeddyBear, Paul, Rodney Nelson, Globochemist, Chip Phelps, Rovert09, Ivan Chepurnyi, Thedougler303, Rob Voisey, Kris Hetzel, Negligibly Negative, Maarten Wisman, jsteelkw, Robert Z, sean murphy, Matthew E, OsculatingPlane, Landon Noll, XPEric, Thomas Richard Tetreault, Justin Bassett-Green, Ryan Schott, Richard Margolin, casimireffect, balayanr, CostlyFiddle, zensalad, Wolfendragoon, Robert Maehl, Laura Hertzman, Tyy_, Jennifer and David Brock, Andrew LePlatt, David LeBlanc, void, Kantorock, AvaGlass, Foxtrek_64, Blueberry Hill, Aaron Harvey, jSON, massimo, Andrew, A Baked Potato, Brittany S, Learethak, Jabberwoky69, Emily, Chess Gale, Dave Meyers 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - The New Claim for Choreography 04:15 - Comparing the Moves 04:57 - Epic's Anti-SLAPP Motion 05:50 - Not the First Lawsuit from this Atty 07:13 - Compare Dance v. Choreography 08:38 - Back to the Anti-SLAPP Motion 14:19 - Detailed Facts 15:56 - Legal Standard 16:25 - Substantial Similarity 17:17 - Comparing the Works as a Whole 17:44 - The Steps are not Protectable 23:34 - Counsel's Prior Cases 24:18 - The Carlton Dance 24:54 - The Five-Petal Flower 26:48 - Yoga Poses 27:44 - Other Arguments 28:10 - Preemption 28:25 - Conclusion 28:54 - Leonard Thoughts 30:24 - Credits & Thanks!