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  1. Comment on Fortnite's appropriation issue isn't about copyright law, it's about ethics in ~games

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    I'll agree it's new territory when someone is making money off someone else's work, but why is a loose interpretation of a dance someone did in a music video or at a concert worthy of infringement...

    I'll agree it's new territory when someone is making money off someone else's work, but why is a loose interpretation of a dance someone did in a music video or at a concert worthy of infringement claims, but other iconic poses and dances not a problem? Should developers not be allowed to sell emotes for things like 'The Running Man', 'The Sprinkler', or 'The Bus Driver'. What about gang signs? I would be disappointed in a dev promoting gang life in a game, but can you sue someone for making a gesture with their hand?

    How do we know that an artist came up with a dance move themselves? If it's not documented/patented choreography, when is copyright established? Is it because they did it on TV? If you made a dance up with a bunch of friends and one of them was recorded somewhere doing that does, do they have all the standing to claim ownership to the dance now?

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  2. Comment on Fortnite's appropriation issue isn't about copyright law, it's about ethics in ~games

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    I think there's a big difference between a documented work and something that only exists in a sort of 'oral history' context. If someone actually documented and filed a patent for the...

    I think there's a big difference between a documented work and something that only exists in a sort of 'oral history' context. If someone actually documented and filed a patent for the choreography of a dance, that's a fair argument to make, but when someone did a dance in a video or at a concert, I don't think that's something that should be owned. It's like the guy that claimed to create the Electric Slide in the 70s(?). He did this dance at clubs, other people started copying it and it caught fire. When the whole world was doing his dance with only something like 15 or the 20 steps, he threatened to sue everyone that did the dance wrong. I feel like a lot of the claims against Epic here are similar to that situation.

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  3. Comment on Fortnite's appropriation issue isn't about copyright law, it's about ethics in ~games

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    Yeah, this article is disturbing. I feel like it's trying to create racism controversy where there is none. Why does it matter who they're copying a dance from? I also find it off-putting that...

    Yeah, this article is disturbing. I feel like it's trying to create racism controversy where there is none. Why does it matter who they're copying a dance from? I also find it off-putting that people are trying to claim copyright to dance moves. Why does everything have to be owned by someone?

    “for black people, the pain of learning that we cannot control our images, how we see ourselves ....or how we are seen..." Seeing a game as otherwise aesthetically ambiguous as Fortnite, seeing an interchangeable action ken doll with cargo pants and grenade holsters slip into regional performances

    They seem to be arguing both sides; It seems like they should pick one. How can someone complain about their skin color being tied to a specific image -- i.e. dances -- and then complain that a game they described as "aesthetically ambiguous" using these dance means you are pretending to be black, even if your character isn't? You can't want your image to NOT be tied to something and then claim ownership when someone else uses what you just complained about having tied to you.

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  4. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I've been on a K-Pop kick the last few months. EXID, BLACKPINK, Loona, iKON, (G)I-DLE... I just realized how many K-Pop bands are all caps.

    I've been on a K-Pop kick the last few months. EXID, BLACKPINK, Loona, iKON, (G)I-DLE... I just realized how many K-Pop bands are all caps.

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  5. Comment on What mobile games are worth playing? in ~games

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    The only mobile game I play is Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia. It's a gacha game, but it's generous enough with free gems and tickets that I haven't felt the urge to spend money in over a...

    The only mobile game I play is Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia. It's a gacha game, but it's generous enough with free gems and tickets that I haven't felt the urge to spend money in over a year. With gacha games, I leave it to the whales to subsidize my play. The first year is wrapping up now and, while some bad pulls can be disappointing, it's not so bad when you aren't spending money/gambling.

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