Scott Cooper

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Stepping on Toes: The Fortnite Legal Dance BattleVictory Royale? Not quite. In a recent opinion, the Ninth Circuit held that Fortnite’s developer Epic Games might be liable for infringing a well-known choreographer’s copyrighted dance routine. In the Summer 2020 edition of Three Point Shot, we covered another Fortnite dance move copyright dispute, which ended in dismissal of the claims. This time around, however, an appeals court reversed the district court’s dismissal of the suit.

Aug 16, 2023 | discover.hubpages.com | Scott Cooper

Obituaries Were Once More DescriptiveThe level of personal privacy and what today is considered morbid was absent in the late 1800s or early 1900s. When someone died, it was not uncommon for the newspapers to print the manner of death for the interested reader. The more spectacular the end, the more interest was garnered by the newspaper. A quick scan of newspaper obituaries from this era shows all manner of death.

Aug 10, 2023 | discover.hubpages.com | Scott Cooper

Decorated RefrigeratorRefrigerator UseCold Ice on a Hot DayAs the temperatures rise outside, think of the one place in the house that is always cool - the refrigerator. The home may be hot during summer, but the fridge remains cold. Ice from the refrigerator makes beverages cold and refreshing. Food from the fridge makes meal preparation easy, without running to the store whenever you want fresh food.

Aug 9, 2023 | discover.hubpages.com | Scott Cooper

Before the CellphoneYes, people still use the cellphone to make phone calls! What would the phone be without the ability to ignore calls and send them to voicemail? Today, younger generations take the ability to leave voice messages for granted, but a physical device attached to the home phone was never required to miss that important message. Gone are the days of families gathering around the answering machine trying to record a message since the phone call could be for anyone in the household.

Aug 8, 2023 | discover.hubpages.com | Scott Cooper

Pac-ManPac-Man FeverIf you were old enough to play arcade games in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Pac-Man dominated the industry. By 1983, users had spent as many as 10 billion coins to play the game. The popularity of Pac-Man and a resurgence in vintage video games has made it one of the most iconic and enduring video games ever. Pac-Man-inspired cartoons, merchandise, and even a top 10 song, “Pac-Man Fever” by Buckner and Garcia.