Netflix sued for $105M after unreleased Nicolas Cage movie is stolen

#1

Post by xvxvx » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

Re: Netflix sued for $105M after unreleased Nicolas Cage movie is stolen

#2

Post by xvxvx » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

I assume it will come down to why the drive was not encrypted. Was it at the request of Netflix?

#3

Post by hiccuphippo » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC

> distributors are unlikely to buy a film that could appear on piracy sites

So they don't buy any film ever?

#4

Post by slater » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC

odds that this is just a marketing gimmick...?

#5

Post by onetokeoverthe » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC

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#6

Post by saidnooneever » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC

slater wrote: post #4

odds that this is just a marketing gimmick...?

next thing we know the movie will have hacked its competitor movies

#7

Post by magicalhippo » Mon, Aug 03, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC

hiccuphippo wrote: post #3

> distributors are unlikely to buy a film that could appear on piracy sites So they don't buy any film ever?

To be fair, there's a difference between a movie that gets pirated at release vs one that is pirated weeks or months before release.