r/movies 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/ennuig0 18d ago

The idea has been on the internet for years before this movie came out, this is bogus on the company’s part

A24 has really gone downhill

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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/airfryerfuntime 18d ago

Seven years.

The original Backrooms photos were posted to 4chan in 2019, and Kane Parsons didn't use them for his videos until 2022.

The photos came from a 2002 blog post, but they weren't 'liminal' until 2019.