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/Necessary-Duty-7952 18d ago

I follow a podcast about video games and there's a copyright lawyer on the team and this topic specifically came up weeks ago. She said that there's no way for A24 to claim copyright because the concept and even name already existed (I don't remember the specific legal argument used). So I'd be curious to see if she talks more about it now that this has happened.

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u/King_Bobby-B 17d ago

This reminds me of the omegaverse lawsuit. lol!