He'll go down in history as the creator of the "Carlton Dance," but Alfonso Riberio won't be able to make any money off of it.
Riberio made the dance move — typically performed while the Tom Jones classic "It's Not Unusual" plays — famous while starring on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and when two companies included it in their video games, he sued. On Wednesday, the U.S. Copyright Office denied his request to copyright the dance, saying that only a choreographed dance, not some random moves, can be copyrighted, The Associated Press reports.
Riberio is suing Take-Two Interactive, the creators of NBA 2K16, and Epic Games, the developers of Fortnite. Take-Two Interactive filed a motion to dismiss Riberio's lawsuit, and a hearing is set for March 18.
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