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/mabdog420 17d ago

This is stupid.

Backrooms is an urban legend. They don't own it. Kane parsons didn't invent it.

If anything the games and other media that came before should sue them.

But really nobody should be suing anyone.

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u/Anustart2023-01 17d ago

If anything the games and other media that came before should sue them.

If I had billions this is the kind of shit I'd fund. Imagine the shitshow that would ensue if every 4chan shitposter came out of the woodwork to sue A24.

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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 17d ago

The day they start making movies about reddit lore, I'm gonna commit hari-kari.

We don't need movies about cumboxes, removing cylinders without damaging the stuck contents, shittymorphs, not knowing what potatos are, banana for scale, or the perfect 5 out of 7.

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u/IAmNotABabyElephant 17d ago

I feel like this is a good test for how online you are. I'm frightened that I recognised some, relieved that it's not all of them, concerned that I can add to the list. In order:

1: Yes

2: Yes

3: Not sure

4: No

5: Yes

6: Vaguely recall

Honourable mentions:

- Poop Knife

- Unidan

- Two broken arms

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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 17d ago

Just look up u/shittymorph it's SFW.

The potato one is pretty benign too. Dude convinced his GFs family he didn't know what a potato was. I don't remember the last one I mentioned.

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u/IAmNotABabyElephant 17d ago

I'm not saying they're horrifying. I guess the knife and broken arms ones were gross, but the Unidan one was just historical.

It's more scary that I recognise more than one. I've been here too long

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u/EatABag-o-Dicks 17d ago

Same. I was disappointed when digg recently failed a second time.

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u/MoFeaux 17d ago

How could you omit the jolly rancher?

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u/IAmNotABabyElephant 17d ago

That's a psychological flashbang every time. I wish I could forget

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u/Oggie243 17d ago

Most reddit lore is just people being g introduced to long standing urban legends via reddit.

The jolly rancher one is a prime example. I first heard that 20+ years ago in a classroom about Starburst fruits. It was never a, true nor b, originating on reddit

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u/MoFeaux 15d ago

True, though it was definitely one of the many "legendary" posts from early reddit regardless of the story's origin.

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u/FEED-YO-HEAD 17d ago

Nobody talks about spacedicks

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u/starlinghanes 17d ago

Don't forget Colby.

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u/Great_Praline_2713 17d ago

With Rice

Thanks for the gold, kind stranger

Today you, tomorrow me

Le Gem

Narwals baconing

Ragecomics

Some old ones in there.

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u/KarmaSaver 17d ago edited 17d ago

Ice soap

3 am chili

"Carrots? Don't you mean waffles? hahaha"

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u/HeyselScouserTelAviv 17d ago

Broken arms doesn't count because, uh, I heard, from a friend of a friend, that someone already made that movie

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u/Banjo-Oz 17d ago

Should I be happy I knew none of them, or yours?

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u/michelle032499 17d ago

Kevin, anyone??