{"id":1637143,"date":"2026-07-18T07:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/WUBbQcBdGxH9Q3xkJeyhNe"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:28:30","slug":"kane-parsons-is-standing-up-for-an-artist-after-a24-attempted-to-copyright-strike-their-backrooms-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/kane-parsons-is-standing-up-for-an-artist-after-a24-attempted-to-copyright-strike-their-backrooms-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Kane Parsons is standing up for an artist after A24 attempted to copyright strike their Backrooms art"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update:<\/strong> A24 has confirmed on social media<\/a> via a Backrooms film account that it “makes no claim of ownership over the yellow wallpaper, the original post referencing it, or any of the community works that have since been built around it.” And explains that the takedown was an automated claim and “we immediately began the process to reverse it and reinstate the listings.” <\/p>\n

Kane Parsons’ The Backrooms film was a huge success<\/a>, which wasn’t surprising given his history with self-made backrooms projects released on YouTube. But even so, it was fantastic to see a story which was born on the internet and celebrated by so many indie games get its moment in the limelight. Unfortunately, A24 is taking a hammer to all that good grace. <\/p>\n

First reported by Reddit user GnarlyNet<\/a>, A24 has apparently been going around and requesting takedowns of backrooms-inspired artwork, in this case a wallpaper pattern. A24 did release a special edition wallpaper for fans to buy which matched that inside the backrooms to celebrate the film release, but the problem is that much of the artwork being taken down is inspired by the original backrooms image that appeared on the internet years ago, before the film. <\/p>\n

Creators, beware: A24 requested that my backrooms-inspired artwork be taken down<\/a> from r\/backrooms<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n