2 Milly will sue against Epic Over Fortnite Dance Emote

2 Milly, the rapper behind the popular "Milly Rock" dance movement, told CBS that he intended to file a lawsuit against Epic Games for using his iconic dance as an emote that players could buy. Fortnite.

"Everybody was like," Yo, your dance is in the game, "he said," they're really selling that particular movement, it's for the purchase. "That's when I was really … oh no, it can not last too long.

In July 2018, Chance The Rapper highlighted the problem, pointing out that the original creations behind FortnitePopular dance emotes have not monetized the movements while Epic is making money from their sales.

Fortnite should put the rap songs behind the dances that make as much money as Emotes. Black creations created and popularized these dances but never monetized them. Imagine the money people spend to share these emotes with the artists who created them

– Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2018

Merlyne Jean-Louis, a lawyer in business and entertainment law, told CBS that the lawsuit would not be easy. "There are a lot of cases concerning the copyright of music. Lyrics. It looks good, "she explained. "There is a lot of case law in this area. But as far as choreographic works are concerned, that does not exist. "

2 Milly said he did not want to pursue Epic "for millions" but "protect what's mine".

Epic Games declined CBS's request for comment.