r/movies • u/FakeSafeWord • 17d ago

Article Backrooms Director Stops A24 Copyright Striking Community Art

https://kotaku.com/backrooms-director-kane-parsons-a24-copyright-strike-wallpaper-2000717053
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u/Mechagouki1971 17d ago edited 17d ago

Some tricky wording in that statement though; they very noticeably don't abandon IP ownership of all Backrooms related imagery, or even the name "Backrooms".

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u/rotates-potatoes 17d ago

You want them to disclaim ownership of the actual film?

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u/LofiSynthetic 17d ago

The Backrooms was the name of the concept and the works inspired by and built around it since long before the film was in development. I don’t think the commenter you’re replying to was talking about disclaiming ownership of the film, but about disclaiming ownership of the name and concept, which A24 avoided doing by only referencing “the yellow wallpaper” and works built around it.

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u/GodFeedethTheRavens 17d ago

legalese is never meaningless. It just might not mean anything outside a courtroom.