- infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netEnglish8 days
Netflix will win the suit. A single producer delivering by hand an unencrypted, unprotected DCP is not standard operating procedure in Hollywood. Netflix would have expected the distributor or studio to deliver a case containing a specialized hardened drive, encrypted files unique to that specific copy, meant in some cases to be played only once directly off the drive. A solo producer rolling up with unencrypted, untracked files is wildly negligent by industry standards. Op-Fortitude is just trying to cover their ass with this suit, and it’s probably too late.
Also as someone who has worked in film I found this line from the Netflix exec humorous: “We’ve been working through this with out security teams to no luck. Our piracy teams are on high alert with the breach and will monitor.” Yeah no, what’s been happening is that the security and piracy teams are dealing with a lot of strung out high-demand verbose producers and then turning around and going about their day as usual, good riddance.
- Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish7 days
Their piracy teams will
Do what, exactly? There is nothing they can do. The movie would have ended up on pirate sites eventually anyways, because they all do. There is no stopping piracy, especially because media providers are such greedy shit stains.
I would never have gotten back into piracy if it wasn’t for media providers being such assholes. Give me one provider that has it all, forever for the same fee, that allows me to use my own UI, and I’d gladly pay that monthly fee.
Piracy is a drag, it takes huge amounts of time and money and a lot of times the complete experience is sub-par. Sometimes the sub titles aren’t properly synced, and its always awesome that when at the end of a long day, you want to watch a movie with your wife, but you first need to spend 30 minutes properly syncing the sub titles, if they match at all and dont drift over time… I really prefer to pay a provider to do it all for me, but they can’t seem to do it without without wanting to steal my first born… So piracy it is, but YOU, Netflix, Hulu and all other shit providers, caused this
- greyscale@lemmy.grey.oooEnglish7 days
It is absolutely wild that people take a fuckin’ movie that seriously.
We’re very strange monkeys on a rock.
- madcaesar@lemmy.worldEnglish7 days
🤣 I was about to comment the same thing… These assholes are more careful with fucking movies than our healthcare data
- infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netEnglish7 days
It’s all because of money, and money is power. But yes we little monkeys have a worrisome preoccupation with that power.
6 daysNot that wild when you realize that 100’s of millions of dollars are on the line.
- scratchee@feddit.ukEnglish8 days
Yeah, not the same industry, but I’d never dream of putting valuable stuff on an unencrypted drive, shocked anyone has somehow missed all the stories of laptops getting stolen with secret documents on etc over the years.
- Peffse@lemmy.worldEnglish7 days
One of my coworkers was once tasked with taking an encrypted database over to a hospital via sneakernet. He posted a selfie to twitter while on the subway with the handcuffed device, saying he was doing James Bond missions or something to that affect. He got a call SO FAST by our irate director asking him WTF he thought he was doing.
- T156@lemmy.worldEnglish6 days
handcuffed device
I’m surprised he wasn’t stopped. I can’t imagine the authorities would look very kindly on someone handcuffed to a thing they’re holding, encrypted database or no.
- 6 days
I can’t imagine the authorities would look very kindly on someone handcuffed to a thing they’re holding, encrypted database or no.
Why?
- 5 days
I don’t see how or why. You’re obviously carrying something of value. If anything you’d be more concerned about attracting criminal attention. You’re not doing anything illegal, and no cop wants to mess with anybody rich enough to afford handcuffed couriers.
- bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish7 days
Our piracy teams are on high alert with the breach and will monitor.
Piracy team? You mean they’d pay me for what I do for free??
- Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish8 days
On the other hand, you’d expect that drive to be in a safe when not in use, surely?
- 7 days
You would expect a lot of security measures that aren’t actually ever followed at a lot of companies because they cost money. And I don’t mewn that the safe costs money. Paying someone to manage the safes and ensure they are used correctly (like no sticky note with the combo on the side). That is where the real cost is.
- themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish8 days
Ok but maybe was there a map to a treasure printed on the back of the hard drive?
- postman@literature.cafeEnglish7 days
I know the answer is in the article but tye headline doesn’t make clear if Netflix sued or are being sued. My 2 cents.
“Netflix sued” would mean they are being sued, “Netflix sues” means they are doing the suing.
- postman@literature.cafeEnglish7 days
You often constructions like:
“Netflix Sued Over Stolen Film: Here’s How It Went For Them”
- partofthevoice@lemmy.zipEnglish7 days
“Netflix [had] sued” is as reasonable as “Netflix [was] sued,” is it not?
Edit: love it when you make a reasonable point and wind up with zero replies but exactly one downvote. Such a funny little experience, these moments are.
- Nelots@piefed.zipEnglish6 days
Had/was kinda implied this is a thing that happened a while ago. They could probably do something like “Netflix suing for…” and “Netflix being sued for…”, but the confusion is probably intentional for clicks.
Serious question:
Have you ever wondered why you enjoy being shitty to other people?
Too true, but when you see a kid crying about their spilled ice cream, do you go “Haha, cry harder dipshit!” Ice cream doesn’t matter, right?
Or should you just be kind to others as your starting point?
- corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish7 days
Nice catch. I read it as “was sued” vs “has sued” without noticing. I should read more carefully.
- 8 days
Tech companies “move fast and break things”. Their answers would be “What standards, we’re not in the movie industry, we’re a ‘tech’ company”
- corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish7 days
Tech companies hoping to keep certifications that allow them to get customers do not “move fast and break things”. This kind of ghetto process should definitely hurt business.
For instance: at my day job where I tech-whore to big ents and govs, about 10% of our time is spent only in meetings where we review what’s happening and how: and that kind of transfer would have a schedule, stakeholder sign-off and listed processes to follow and review. There’s post-incident reviews and follow-ups in case of the slightest deviation or surprise, and the process is refined each time. That kind of sloppy work wouldn’t survive.
- PattyMcB@lemmy.worldEnglish8 days
I mean… even if the drive hadn’t been stolen it would likely have been leaked online before release anyway.
Sounds like they’re just trying to get a free payday. I hate Netflix and hope they settle out, but i don’t really see the lawsuit holding water.
- 7 days
It really should be. We should be putting all the peoeple that direct trillions to the military instead of medical research in jail.
- Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish7 days
