Nicolas Cage stars in "Fortitude," an unreleased film. A master copy was stolen from the Netflix office, and the production company is suing Netflix for $105 million. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 31 (UPI) -- A production company is suing Netflix for $105 million for losing a master copy of an unreleased movie, which it claims will hurt its commercial prospects.
The suit, which was filed in a California district court, said the film's associate producer hand-delivered a drive with an unencrypted master copy of the movie, Fortitude, for Netflix to watch as a potential buyer, telling the employee to delete the files after viewing.
About a week later, Netflix emailed the company to say the drive was stolen, the complaint alleged. "Someone stole a good amount of drives from our office desks this past week."
A Netflix spokesperson told CBS News that the company "disputes any claim that it bears the risk of loss for a film delivered without the proper industry-standard safeguards."
