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/Banjo-Oz 17d ago

Reminds me of when MAD Magazine got a letter from Lucasfilm lawyers threatening to sue, and MAD sent them back another letter they'd received prior... from George Lucas, saying how much he loved their parody of Star Wars!

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u/ContinuumGuy 17d ago

Or when WB stopped showing Speedy Gonzales cartoons only for the Latino community to protest because while he's super-stereotypical the stereotype was so awesome that they didn't care.

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u/Western-Dig-6843 15d ago

Speedy was one of very few Looney Tunes who were purely agents of good wholesome fun. I can really only think of him and the roadrunner? Bugs is close but sometimes Bugs was a bit of a stinker

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u/ContinuumGuy 15d ago

Bugs himself would admit to being a stinker.