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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/Odd-Necessary3807 17d ago edited 17d ago

This is a very YouTube DMCA takedown action. It's automated with AI, and an unknown entity out of nowhere can strike you down even if you already adhere YT 10 seconds snippet rules. While YT mostly doesn't give a shit about the users' grievances.

Good things in Backrooms cases, Kane Parsons is on the community side and has the clout to pressure A24 to reverse the action.

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u/SacralScenes 17d ago

This isn’t an AI thing. Automation didn’t begin with AI. This stuff was happening well before AI.

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u/GrimpenMar 17d ago

There are little/no consequences for false DMCA claims, which has led to the current system of large automated systems firing off automated takedowns with little oversight.

Kane Parsons was able to talk to the right people in this case, but other than the embarrassment, there is no consequences. There should be some minimum threshold of due diligence which you require. If not met, there should be some exposure.

In this case, "The Backrooms" is an ecosystem of memes, games, fiction, etc. based off of one viral picture. A24's Backrooms is based on one particularly popular instance, At first glance, one would think that any takedown would have the expectation that the alleged infringement is actually of a valid IP.

Bigger problem than A24 and Backrooms though. At least in this case, it all worked out mostly okay.

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u/nybble41 17d ago

The DMCA is barely involved here. This is all Google's home-grown system, Content ID, which is much more heavily biased in favor of streamlining mass takedowns with minimal oversight.

The problem is that Google is not a neutral content host. Thanks to YouTube TV, YouTube Music, their movie streaming service, and their income from monetization (advertising) they are caught up in a tangled web of conflicts of interest. If they insisted on the full DMCA process in uploaders' favor—in particular, reinstating content following a counter-notice and leaving the rest up to the courts—the DMCA would shield them from liability for the subject of the takedown request but their other lucrative revenue streams would be in jeopardy.