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A wannabe rapper named Backpack Kid is suing game maker of Fortnite for stealing a dance he claims he created called The Floss.And now to the story of an Instagram and YouTube celebrity who sparked a dance craze. And what is Epic using? No, no, I did not. Which marks the signing of the Korean War armisticeFederal officers launch tear gas at a group of demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest outside the Portland Courthouse Rescue forces in action after an ultralight aircraft crashed into a house in Wesel, Germany Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (C) and invited guests attending Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque during the official opening ceremony of Hagia Sophia in IstanbulFederal officers arrest a protester after she crossed a fence line set up around the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Unfortunately most of these dances are not long enough to get a copyright. Now the teen who made the "Floss" popular is suing the creators of Fortnite for using his dance.The Backpack Kid, aka American teenager Russell Horning, is joining the lawsuit launched by rapper 2 Milly and actor Alfonso Ribeiro, "The Floss is now inextricably linked to Backpack Kid and has continued to be a part of his celebrity persona," the lawsuit claims.Horning posted on his Instagram account, saying he was leaving "the other stuff to the adults and management".An Epic Games spokesman told Variety the company does not comment on ongoing litigation.In Fortnite, players can earn cosmetic items — like the Floss dance — through regular play. 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Somebody got paid. The mission is part of the USA's largest moon to Mars exploration. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. And one of the major ways Epic Games makes money off of Fortnite is by selling these dance upgrades. Take-Two did not respond to a request for comment.The companies have not yet filed their defences in court, though they are likely to argue that the dance moves cannot be copyrighted.The lawsuits are among several recent cases testing copyright laws that were written in a vastly different technological age.As digital animation has become richly vivid and detailed, even who owns the rights to tattoos drawn on athletes’ bodies has become an issue in sports video games.People scatter rose petals on a statue of Mother Teresa marking her 110th birth anniversary in AhmedabadAn aerial view shows beach-goers standing on salt formations in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, IsraelHealth workers use a fingertip pulse oximeter and check the body temperature of a fisherwoman inside the Dharavi slum during a door-to-door Covid-19 coronavirus screening in MumbaiPeople carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to immerse it off the coast of the Arabian sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, IndiaFirefighters watch as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires approach a home in Napa County, CaliforniaMembers of the Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian demonstrator during a rally to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West BankA man pushes his bicycle through a deserted road after prohibitory orders were imposed by district officials for a week to contain the spread of the Covid-19 in KathmanduA car burns while parked at a residence in Vacaville, California.