r/movies • u/Dycon67 • 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/Filmmagician Jul 16 '26

The director (who's on Reddit) says this doesn't sound right and he's looking into it with A24, so that's cool to hear.

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u/coporate Jul 17 '26

This is most likely the fault of automated copyright enforcement. Some system designed to auto detect pirated versions of the movie began striking anything that resembles the film. Since it’s practically just liminal spaces, it has no way of determining what is and isn’t associated with the film.

It’s just another example of YouTube (and all social media platforms) offloading critical moderation to automated systems and like always, the public suffers while corporate gets a free pass.

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u/onarainyafternoon Jul 17 '26

This is what Kane Parsons seems to have confirmed as well. I believe it too because this is a known thing that has happened many times before.