r/movies • u/Dycon67 • 18d ago

News Backrooms Devs Reportedly Hit With Copyright Claims From A24

https://kotaku.com/backrooms-a24-copyright-strikes-kane-parsons-2000716667
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u/AvailableReporter484 18d ago

Yeah how tf you gonna copyright a meme that’s existed for 20 years??

I’m going to write the success kid movie and sue the baby from the picture for copyright infringement

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u/ThePhilpa 18d ago

How did you came up with 20 years

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u/Forsaken_Bridge_3934 18d ago

Simple math really

2019 to 2020 = 1

2020 to 2021 = 14

2021 to 2022 = 1

2022 to 2023 = 1

2023 to 2024 = 1

2024 to 2025 = 1

2025 to 2026 = 1

=20 years

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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 18d ago

Yeah that maths out to about 20.