Has anyone tried to sabotage Fortnite lawsuits with false emails? - Ultimate Guide

Someone sent a message posing as attorney David L. Hecht saying: "Recently, I noticed that my clients and I have been filing copyright claims regarding dance movements. Please, have them reject them right now. If a judge is working on them, I want their workers to tell them that they should be rejected / fired because they contained very false information. What my clients and I have done with certain gambling companies was very fast and without foundation. Once again, I would like our copyright claims to be terminated / dismissed because they were false / baseless. "This was reported by Pierce Bainbridge, Beck Price & Hecht, alleging that the typo was sent to the office during the end of festive week.

The e-mail included the address of David L. Hecht, who is the representative of some of the celebrities who sue Epic Games, upon realizing this forgery, the company alerted the authorities and the FBI. However, this was not the only incident, as a second message was sent to the Copyright Office of the United States on Tuesday.

David Hecht, in a press release, said: "While our clients have overwhelmingly received strong public support for fair and reasonable compensation, and adequate recognition for their misappropriated images and their violated works, a minority not informed does not understand the importance of these cases and apparently tries to subvert them ". In addition to adding that "Section 102 (a) (4) of the Copyright Law is very clear: choreographic works are eligible for protection."

On the other hand, Hecht stated that both Backpack Kid and Orange Shirt Kid had indeed registered their characteristic dance steps in the Copyright Office. However, this was not the case of Ribeiro since he denied him the copyright of "The Carlton", the dance he created in an episode of the 1990s of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". The reason for the denial was given because the steps that make up "The Carlton" is not considered a choreographed work, so they are not protected by the Copyright Law.

David Hecht also said that he will reject any application that is rejected, also said that the news about the rejections were quite misleading and lacked true information saying that: "The fact of reporting on highly technical intellectual property issues also fuels dissent".

 "Our demands are the opposite of 'without delay and without foundation' as the hacker suggests; there is no doubt that all our customers have color claims and there is no doubt that Epic blatantly copied the dances of our customers, without even asking permission".

David ended his statement adding that: "I also want to make clear to some 'Fortnite' fans concerned: our customers do not seek to close 'Fortnite'," he said. "There is no risk of that, rather, our clients are looking for fair and reasonable compensation and recognition for their dances, and we hope to spread that artists have a variety of rights that can protect them, not only copyright, but also the right of publicity and registered trademark".