9th Circuit Weighing August Oral Argument in Hanagami v. Epic Games

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering scheduling oral argument for August in choreographer Kyle Hanagami’s appeal of the district court’s dismissal of his copyright infringement claims against Epic Games, said a text-only docket entry Friday (docket 22-55890). The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, dismissing Hanagami’s copyright claims, said “no substantial similarity existed” between the dance moves in Hanagami’s video and the rendering of those steps in Epic’s Fortnite franchise (see 2211300012).