Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage World War II thriller 'Fortitude'
Netflix is being sued for $105 million by a production company after a hard drive containing an unreleased Nicolas Cage film, 'Fortitude', was stolen from the streamer's offices. The production company claims the theft has jeopardized the film's commercial value and their $45 million investment.
Why it matters
This case highlights significant security risks and liability concerns regarding the handling of high-value intellectual property by major streaming platforms.
Netflix is being sued for $105 million by a production company which claims that the streamer lost a hard drive containing an unreleased Nicolas Cage movie titled Fortitude.The lawsuit filed yesterday in California federal court by writer-producer Simon Afram and his company, Op-Fortitude, accuses Netflix of compromising the sale of the World War II thriller.The Hollywood Reporter reports that a copy of the film was on one of several hard drives stolen from Netflix offices in Los Angeles last month.In a statement to THR, the streaming giant denied all claims made against them. “Netflix disputes any claim that it bears the risk of loss for a film delivered without the proper industry-standard safeguards,” a company spokesperson said. “While we do not own the rights to Fortitude, we take content security seriously and have taken extra measures to support the filmmaker and his team.
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