I have no idea what people are talking about when I read "copyrighting dances is bullshit, it's just body movement". In that case you shouldn't be able to copyright music either, it's just mouth movement or hands movement on an instrument, no value at all. The same thinking could be extended to anything, like design, paintings.... "You moved your hands, and I just did the same moves, you can't copyright body movement!"
If they sell stuff copying people, it's normal to at least ask the people involved. It's making money out of something someone else did, it's not just an homage. By the way, Ribeiro is not the only one suing, the article clearly says that other people are suing for other dances too. Fortnite makes a lot of money selling dozens of emotes directly copying dances from music videos or popular shows. You can't just say "Hey, look, that guy did something cool and people like it, let's put it in the game to make money!" without even thinking about asking permission or anything... That's pretty unprofessional from them.
And for those who still wonder if they really copied him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzr5ROT7sAg
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