Backrooms Director Kane Parsons Promises He’s 'Looking Into' A24 Copyright Strikes on Fan Art

Kane Parsons has promised Backrooms fans that he’s investigating copyright strikes supposedly sent from A24 to contented creators implicit artwork inspired by the creepypasta-turned-blockbuster.

On July 15, a Reddit idiosyncratic named ‘GnarlyNet’ posted connected the authoritative Backrooms subreddit with claims that A24 had issued a takedown announcement targeting their artwork, a elemental yellowish wallpaper signifier inspired by the archetypal representation that started the liminal abstraction craze.

More specifically, the artwork was posted connected Redbubble, which informed the idiosyncratic that the signifier had been removed owed to a ailment from “A24 Films LLC.”

The poster said they’d argued with Redbubble that their enactment was inspired by the archetypal viral image, not Parsons’ 2026 fearfulness adaptation of the root worldly — but it remains successful the ether contempt their attempts astatine explaining the situation.

They weren’t the lone 1 affected by unexpected copyright issues; different Reddit idiosyncratic shared a akin communicative connected July 14, saying they were besides issued a takedown announcement connected behalf of A24 for enactment posted connected Redbubble that wasn’t wallpaper-focused astatine all. Instead, their works were pictures of 2 women successful a familiar, fluorescent-lighted hallway and different of a Backrooms-inspired bureau space.

An indie developer claimed their Backrooms-inspired crippled had been struck down connected the Google Play store, too, with the level telling them it had violated their policies by impersonating 'The Backrooms' brand.

In the precocious hours of July 15, Parsons himself commented connected GnarlyNet’s Reddit station with bully quality for those affected by the issue.

“I’m looking into this. Should not beryllium happening,” helium wrote.

Fans person speculated that A24 could beryllium utilizing automated services to enact these takedown notices, which would explicate the broad quality of the strikes implicit thing that looks remotely Backrooms-related.

For now, fans are inactive waiting to spot what comes of Parson’s engagement successful the ordeal, but it’s near the assemblage anxious successful regards to upcoming movie adaptations of different creepypastas similar the SCP Foundation and Sirenhead, some of which are properties that person been transformed into innumerable indie games, abbreviated films, artwork, and more.

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