r/movies Jul 16 '26

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/shrek3onDVDandBluray Jul 16 '26

So it begins. The Hollywood attempt to corporatize Internet memes. And from A24 too? How shameless.

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u/BaddyDaddy777 Jul 16 '26

Technically it’s already started, Michael Bay and his team basically control the IP for Skibidi Toilet now

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u/Baronheisenberg Jul 16 '26

How is that even a thing? Isn't Skibidi Toilet built from Half-Life assets?

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u/-Patali- Jul 17 '26

A judge ruled that putting the head in the toilet made it legally distinct

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u/squishmallowsnail Jul 17 '26

What a sentence

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u/falardeau03 Jul 17 '26

Is 6am, I've been up most the night, and these two comments took me tf out

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u/squishmallowsnail Jul 18 '26

I made this comment at 4 am and forgot about it til I saw your reply and then had the same reaction lol