
一封邮件揭开1.05亿美元诉讼:Netflix办公室失窃,尼古拉斯·凯奇未上映新片母带消失
制片人西蒙·阿弗拉姆指控Netflix弄丢了一部未加密的二战间谍片数字拷贝,称此举摧毁了影片的独家性,令其商业价值大打折扣。
“这对我们来说是头一遭。”6月25日,Netflix电影采购主管肖恩·伯尼在一封电子邮件中写道,“很不幸,上周有人从我们办公桌上偷走了大量硬盘。我们和安保团队一直在追查,但毫无结果。”这封邮件被收录进一份联邦法院诉状,收件方是苦苦等待硬盘归还的制片人。他们十天前亲手将一块存有电影《Fortitude》母带的硬盘送到Netflix好莱坞办公室,并特意告知:拷贝未加密,放映后请立即删除。
那部至今未能上映的影片,是一部以二战真实情报战为蓝本的间谍惊悚片。尼古拉斯·凯奇在片中饰演塞尔维亚双重间谍杜什科·波波夫——这位代号“三轮车”的传奇特工,周旋于英、德、美三方之间,据信正是伊恩·弗莱明笔下詹姆斯·邦德的原型。影片由西蒙·韦斯特执导,本·金斯利、马修·古迪等出演,试图重现英国情报机构如何用虚构军队、假装备和双面间谍网络迷惑纳粹高层的“坚毅行动”。制片人西蒙·阿弗拉姆声称,他为这个项目投入了超过4500万美元和七年时间。
如今,这块硬盘的失踪引发了一场标的额至少1.05亿美元的诉讼。阿弗拉姆及其公司Op-Fortitude在加州联邦法院起诉Netflix,指控对方未能妥善保管母带,导致影片独家性被“摧毁”。诉状称,任何潜在发行商都须被告知有一份未加密拷贝在公映前失窃,这直接影响了收购谈判、保险覆盖和营销计划,甚至可能引发网络泄露。制片方表示,尽管已有多个国内外发行商表示兴趣,销售洽谈已被迫暂停,原定的发行策略和颁奖季计划也陷入停滞。
Netflix则完全拒绝担责。公司在一份声明中称,影片“未按行业标准安全措施交付”,并强调自己并不拥有该片版权。一位发言人表示,公司已展开内部调查,并主动提出监控已知盗版网站以防非法传播。但诉状指出,Netflix拒绝透露是否报警,也拒绝了制片方希望洛杉矶警方介入的请求。双方对交付细节各执一词:制片方称自己严格遵循了Netflix的指示——那份指示原本针对加密拷贝,要求“若DCP已加密,请确保密钥从素材抵达时起开放至6月16日营业结束”;而Netflix则暗示,对方未采用密码保护链接或需密钥分发消息才能打开的加密DCP,是风险自担。
这并非《Fortitude》第一次陷入法律纠纷。2023年,阿弗拉姆曾起诉导演马丁·斯科塞斯,称其收取50万美元执行制片人费用后未推动项目,该案于次年庭外和解。眼下,尽管尚无证据表明影片已遭泄露,但伯尼在邮件中推测,窃贼可能只是想把硬盘当废品卖掉。然而,一块静静躺在好莱坞某张办公桌上的硬盘,就这样让一部关于欺骗与伪装的电影,在现实世界里遭遇了最荒诞的失踪。
| 大西洋/英语圈媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
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| 欧洲大陆媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
| 拉丁美洲媒体 | −0.50 | critical |
| 印度及南亚媒体 | −0.30 | critical |
Netflix rejects the accusations and reiterates that the producer violated industry safety standards.
The bloc gives space to Netflix's defense without editorializing, creating the impression that the case is open and responsibility shared.
It omits the emphasis on the producer's long work and investment, which could have strengthened his position.
The producer delivered an unprotected hard drive, so he is responsible for the loss.
By foregrounding Netflix's claim about the lack of encryption, the narrative implicitly suggests that the producer's negligence caused the theft.
It omits the possibility that Netflix still has a duty to safeguard the received material, regardless of encryption.
Netflix lost the master copy of the film and must compensate the producer for its negligence.
Using verbs like 'responsabilizan' and highlighting the disappearance, the press constructs a narrative of corporate irresponsibility without giving equal weight to Netflix's defense.
It omits Netflix's defense regarding the lack of encryption, which could reduce the company's liability.
The producer invested $45 million and seven years, and now Netflix has destroyed his chances of profit.
By emphasizing the producer's personal sacrifice and the film's potential, the press elicits sympathy and positions Netflix as the cause of the loss.
It omits the detail that the hard drive was unencrypted, which could mitigate Netflix's fault.