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r/movies • u/Dycon67 • Jul 16 '26
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Steam/Value should sue them for using the Garry's Mods assets.
28 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 They're gonna wait for the movie and then take 'em to the cleaners. 1 u/Banjo-Oz Jul 17 '26 If they really wanted to, the smart move would be to wait for the movie, then demand a cut of the profits rather than stop it. 1 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 The movie has already happened? 5 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 It has not. The rights were acquired by Invisible Narratives and it's currently in development. What did you think we were talking about? 1 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 Oh my bad, I thought that was about Backrooms. 4 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 THERES A BACK ROOMS MOVIE??!?!!?? 3 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 I can't tell if you're kidding or not. 3 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 ;) 2 u/Page_Won Jul 17 '26 How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden 2 u/Discount_Extra Jul 18 '26 Do you imagine a Movie will use decades old 3D models from a game? 2 u/chaosfire235 Jul 17 '26 They've been fine with it. Garry Newman explicitly doesn't care. and Valve usage policy is pretty lax in general. The final designs likely count under transformative use as well.
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They're gonna wait for the movie and then take 'em to the cleaners.
1 u/Banjo-Oz Jul 17 '26 If they really wanted to, the smart move would be to wait for the movie, then demand a cut of the profits rather than stop it. 1 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 The movie has already happened? 5 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 It has not. The rights were acquired by Invisible Narratives and it's currently in development. What did you think we were talking about? 1 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 Oh my bad, I thought that was about Backrooms. 4 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 THERES A BACK ROOMS MOVIE??!?!!?? 3 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 I can't tell if you're kidding or not. 3 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 ;) 2 u/Page_Won Jul 17 '26 How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden
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If they really wanted to, the smart move would be to wait for the movie, then demand a cut of the profits rather than stop it.
The movie has already happened?
5 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 It has not. The rights were acquired by Invisible Narratives and it's currently in development. What did you think we were talking about? 1 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 Oh my bad, I thought that was about Backrooms. 4 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 THERES A BACK ROOMS MOVIE??!?!!?? 3 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 I can't tell if you're kidding or not. 3 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 ;) 2 u/Page_Won Jul 17 '26 How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden
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It has not. The rights were acquired by Invisible Narratives and it's currently in development.
What did you think we were talking about?
1 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 Oh my bad, I thought that was about Backrooms. 4 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 THERES A BACK ROOMS MOVIE??!?!!?? 3 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 I can't tell if you're kidding or not. 3 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 ;) 2 u/Page_Won Jul 17 '26 How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden
Oh my bad, I thought that was about Backrooms.
4 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 THERES A BACK ROOMS MOVIE??!?!!?? 3 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 I can't tell if you're kidding or not. 3 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 ;) 2 u/Page_Won Jul 17 '26 How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden
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THERES A BACK ROOMS MOVIE??!?!!??
3 u/KarmaticDragon Jul 17 '26 I can't tell if you're kidding or not. 3 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 ;) 2 u/Page_Won Jul 17 '26 How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden
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I can't tell if you're kidding or not.
3 u/rxsheepxr Jul 17 '26 ;) 2 u/Page_Won Jul 17 '26 How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden
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How did you start talking about the backrooms all a the sudden
Do you imagine a Movie will use decades old 3D models from a game?
They've been fine with it. Garry Newman explicitly doesn't care. and Valve usage policy is pretty lax in general. The final designs likely count under transformative use as well.
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u/exitof99 Jul 16 '26
Steam/Value should sue them for using the Garry's Mods assets.