The developers got fed up with people suing them for using dance moves in Fortnite that might or might not be familiar.

Backpack Kid. 2 Milly. Carlton. We could go on, but they are the people who sued Epic Games because allegedly they used their respective dance moves. The document, which was filed in California (and can be found here, says Epic Games would like the 2 Milly lawsuit to be closed. The rapper’s claims are „fundamentally at odds with free speech principles. Copyright law is clear that individual dance steps and simple dance routines are not protected by copyright.” Plus, the devs claim the dance moves are „building blocks of free expression.”

Epic explains the difference from 2 Milly’s dance moves. The move in Fortnite (which is referred to as Dance Step, while it’s called Swipe It in the game) differs. The original move has the torso, shoulders, and head face forward while the ribs move side to side. Meanwhile, the Swipe It emote has the torso, shoulders, and head turn to the side while the ribs remain in place. Also, the Swipe It move is slower than the original.

Epic has enough of these lawsuits, and they started to explain the differences. We wonder if there are such documentation for the other moves, too.

Source: GameSpot