Episode
Netflix vs Filmmakers Over Lost Movie Drive | Edmonton News
- Published
- Jul 31, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 100
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://sources.thednn.ai/a482538abbd3c56c
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/episodes/netflix-vs-filmmakers-over-lost-movie-drive-edmonton-news/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/netflix-vs-filmmakers-over-lost-movie-drive-edmonton-news.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
A $105 million lawsuit is brewing as a production company and filmmaker accuse Netflix of stealing the master copy of their Nicolas Cage WWII spy thriller Fortitude—a leak that could doom the film’s distribution. Simon Afram, who poured $45 million into the project, handed Netflix an unencrypted hard drive on June 15th, only for it to vanish from their L.A. offices a week later. Netflix claims the producers failed to use industry-standard security, like encrypted files or password-protected links, and says they immediately alerted security and offered piracy monitoring. But the team demands full transparency, fearing the leak has already damaged their chances with distributors. This high-stakes mess exposes serious vulnerabilities in Hollywood’s handling of unreleased content. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/a482538abbd3c56c