People were claiming the exclusive property of physical movement for a while. Copyright company several of its iconic dances, and even famous choreographer Martha Graham has pursued a man who said the work was actually his. A few years ago, the guy who has the copyright of the dance Electric Slide asked YouTube to remove a video of people dancing their movements copyright (YouTube complied, but after some negotiation of the legal dance choreographer is available in a more open Creative Commons license.)

Here are a dozen patents that limit your ability to use certain physical gestures because someone owns them.

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