Tiktoker judges Roblox because of her Charli XCX ‘Apple’ dance

Tiktok content Creator Kelly Heyer brought a case against Roblox video game for its use Dance to the “Apple” of Charli XCX Without permission.

Heyer published the viral dance in June 2024, which is eating over the hit summer album of Charli XCX Brat. The dance became so popular that Charlie XCX included it in his live show and even invited Heyer to perform the dance in his New York show.

Fortnite and Roblox, two blockbuster games popular with children, each included dance in their games, which allows players to buy “emotions” of dance to perform their avatars. But while Fortnite obtained Heyer’s permission to license her choreography, she claims that Roblox did not sign an agreement For that.

According to PolygonHeyer estimates that Roblox has earned over $ 123,000 from the sale of over $ 60,000 emotions from the Apple dance.

“As a platform driven by a community of creators, Roblox takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously and is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of independent developers and creators of brands and contractors, both on the platform,” Roblox said.