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While Fortnite became one of the biggest movements in pop culture in 2018, Epic Games hasn’t been shy of finding influence from other source material when adding new content. While looking to the Web for the next viral Internet breakout dance has become common practice to how Fortnite incorporates emotes, a few celebrities from whom these moves originated are starting to take action from a legal standpoint. Now, the creator of the widely popular “Floss Dance” has added his name to the list of those suing Epic Games.
Russell “Backpack Kid” Horning, who’s best known for his signature “Floss Dance” is pursuing legal action against Epic Games and Fortnite. Horning is currently in the process of copyrighting his trademark move, and is pursuing unspecified damages against the developer.
