- Netflix is sued for $105 million by a UK production company and filmmaker over an allegedly lost drive containing the unreleased Nicolas Cage film 'Fortitude'.
- The plaintiffs claim an associate producer hand-delivered an unencrypted master copy to Netflix for screening, with verbal instructions to delete files after, but the drive was reported stolen by Netflix.
- The lost drive allegedly undermines the film's exclusivity and commercial prospects, as it could be released for free by a third party, damaging marketability and negotiations.
- The film, costing $45 million and taking over seven years to make, stars Nicolas Cage, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Ron Perlman, based on a WWII spy mission.
- Netflix disputes responsibility, stating the film was delivered without industry-standard safeguards, and offers to monitor piracy sites for unauthorized distribution.