Alfonso Ribeiro Denied Copyright of "Carlton" Dance

Alfonso Ribeiro's "Carlton" dance became popular when he starred as Carlton Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Ribeiro filed to secure a copyright for the "Carlton" but was denied. The U.S. Copyright Office claims the denial is due to the dance being simple, rather than a choreographed routine. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/6ElleCub6uM ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/jAu1ZsTCA64 ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/W8T6fYt9-tA  Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe  Best of playlist: https://on.mash.to/BestOf  MASHABLE ACROSS THE WEB  Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: http://bit.ly/2T5bgLp Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Cx8gSN Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Tctzi3 Mashable is for superfans. We're not for the casually curious. Obsess with us. http://bit.ly/2BCTU2j Mashable February 19, 2019 at 12:15PM