v2 Chapter 579： Internet infringement

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In Hollywood today, digital technology has been widely used. Compared with traditional film technology, digital technology has many advantages, but it also brings corresponding problems.

Digital movies are easy to store and carry. How to ensure its security is a difficult problem faced by many Hollywood companies.

Even with all kinds of encryption technologies, the rapid development of the computer industry is not foolproof. Fortunately, in recent years, Hollywood has not had any obvious cases of leaks.

However, Duke is still very careful. The previous "Wolverine", "The Expendables 3" and "Interview" were due to various reasons. Before the film was released, there were copy leaks. Although their circumstances were completely different, most of them The leak of the film will inevitably have a negative impact on the box office.

The digital copy of Duke's team has always been in charge of Charles Rowan, but in accordance with Hollywood practice, a copy is also kept on the encrypted server of Warner Bros.

Film companies such as ⊙♂ do this, not for other reasons, but to prevent the director and other crew members from getting involved. Hollywood has a relatively sound system. Production and distributors will not blindly trust anyone, even if it is for the director and production hired. People will also take adequate supervision and preventive measures.

In fact, there is no harm in doing so. Only an industry with sound regulations can develop soundly.

But storing digital copies on the company’s servers also carries certain risks. Although there is no precedent in Hollywood, Duke remembers it clearly. The previous versions of "The Expendables 3" and "Interview" were stolen from the server.

According to the regulations of various companies in Hollywood, every stage of the production or distribution contract of the film must be backed up on the server, and Warner Bros. is no exception.

But Duke's position is different after all, and it is itself a major shareholder and board member of Warner. For him, these jobs are more like routines, and he, as a person, has never minded looking at the highly commercialized society of North America with the worst eyes, plus the things that have left memories in the past. Take precautions.

Even without these, Duke has suffered a set of arson in his life, and he certainly does not lack the necessary guard.

Time slowly shifted to April. The post-production of "Iron Man" is about to end. Although Anna Prinz once again uploaded a digital copy of "Iron Man" to the company's server according to Warner Bros. regulations, there was no Warner staff to review it.

Obviously, Duke is a special case for Warner Bros.

Although the producer of "Iron Man" is Marvel Pictures, Warner Bros. also participated in the investment and is still the contract distributor. In the early stage, tens of millions of dollars of publicity expenses were advanced, and the issuer is undoubtedly the upper level of the food chain. In many ways, Marvel Pictures, as a newcomer in this industry, needs to rely on Warner Bros.

Compared with the novices of Marvel Pictures, Duke is more at ease with Warner Bros.

It’s no secret that the Warner Bros. server has a backup of "Iron Man".

All Hollywood studios are doing this, and some people guess with their toes. Can also guess.

It was the end of another day's work. In the studio of Warner Studios, Duke announced that he was off work, and many people went out one after another. He and Anna Prinz fell in the end.

Leave the studio in a battery car. Seeing Duke didn't enter the parking lot, Anna Prinz asked, "You didn't drive today? Do you need me to take you for a ride?"

"No need." Duke shook his head. "Scarlett will pick me up in a while, he should be there soon."

He waved goodbye to Anna Prinz, walked out alone, and waited for a few minutes in the shade on the side of the road. The roar of the motor was from far and near, a flaming red four-door sports car, accompanied by a crisp The brakes stopped in front of Duke.

The car window slowly landed, and Scarlett Johansson, who was sitting in the driving seat, lifted his sunglasses and said, "Honey, get in the car, what is it?"

Pulling the door, Duke sat in the passenger seat, fastened his seat belt, and asked, "When did you buy this car?"

"Godmother." Scarlett started the car. She understood Duke's habits and didn't drive very fast. "It was just shipped to Los Angeles yesterday."

The sports car whizzed by in front of the Warner Building, and Duke habitually turned his head and took a look. It was obvious that Warner's side was also off work, and many people swarmed out of the building.

Many people are carrying briefcases or document bags, which are almost standard for office workers. Among them, a man holding a medium-sized kraft paper document bag came to the roadside while walking and laughing with a few colleagues, politely Declining other people's invitations to have a drink at a nearby bar, walked to the adjacent parking lot and drove towards the eastern suburbs of Burbank where his home was.

Occasionally, when he passed a small snack shop on his way home, he would stop for a cup of coffee and some snacks. This is also true today.

The car stopped on the side of the road, the man walked into the shop with a file bag, skillfully ordered the coffee and snacks he often used, and found a seat near the window, sitting on it and watching the sea gradually sink into the horizon. The sun, enjoying the meal without hesitation, looked very comfortable.

No matter how you look at it, this person is a very ordinary office worker.

As usual, after staying in the store for about fifteen minutes, the man ran out of snacks and coffee, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, leaving enough tips, stood up and walked out of the snack shop.

He didn't look back, got into the car, and left soon, as if the document bag lying on the seat was not brought by him.

This shop is very small and there are very few waiters. The dishes left are always waiting for some time to be cleaned up. During this blank time, some people are holding their coffee, looking around, and don’t mind returning it. There was nothing to pack, I walked to the table, drank the coffee soon, picked up the paper bag very naturally, and left the snack shop generously.

He got into a car parked on the side of the road, opened the file bag and took a look. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, "I got the things, when will they start?"

"Listen to my notice."

A slightly hoarse voice sounded in the earpiece, "Don't make claims."

"I understand." The man closed the bag and said, "Since I have taken your money, I will definitely do as you ask."

Hanging up the phone, he started the car, and the car drove onto a road leading to the east, slowly disappearing into the afterglow of the setting sun.

The sun over the sea completely fell below the horizon, and the night gradually enveloped the greater Los Angeles area. In this city with the most developed entertainment and media industries in the United States, night is just the beginning of a lot of life.

In a mansion in North Hollywood, a small party was in full swing. As the host, Cook Dick kept toasting with the guests. It seemed that he was in a pretty good mood, and was completely unaffected by the setbacks that Disney encountered recently.

But what is the real situation, only Cook? Dick knows.

The bad news not only came from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the opposite department not only fell to the Warner Fox World, but also a negotiating team composed of Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox professionals also flew there. The two sides are about to start the formal The negotiations, leaving Walt Disney and Disneyland with fewer and fewer opportunities.

Cook Dick knows very well that if a miracle does not happen, Walt Disney will inevitably lose the competition.

Without Disneyland, Disney's products can also enter the market, but the other side of the Pacific is not a free market after all. There is no relevant policy support and green light release, even if it is an American, he knows that it is completely different.

Disney's products land on that market on a large scale, and they will inevitably be tied to many constraints.

Not to mention other things, the movie alone, just delaying the release of this item, will almost make Disney's movie profit from the opposite market, infinitely close to zero.

That is a vast market with more than 1.3 billion people!

Just as Cook Dick was thinking this way, his assistant walked into the banquet hall and whispered a few words in his ear. Cook Dick said a few words of apology to the guests, left with the assistant, and went to The study on the second floor.

"Just got the news..." The assistant's voice was not loud, and it seemed to be talking about a very secret thing, "I got the stuff, but there is something wrong with the version, we..."

Cook Dick suddenly raised his hand to interrupt the assistant's words, "No matter what you get, this matter has nothing to do with us or Disney from beginning to end. This is just some avid movie lovers and Iron Man. Spontaneous behavior of fans."

"Yes." The assistant smiled, "It has nothing to do with us."

To a certain extent, this is indeed the case, no matter how the matter is investigated, it will not involve them.

There are too many things to see in Hollywood, this is just one of them.

What's more, there is no need to push from behind the scenes if there is a medium with extremely high degree of freedom and sharing speed.

"That's the end of this matter." Cook Dick exclaimed, "No more mentioning it in the future."

"I know what to do."

After the assistant said this, he turned and left the study to do the final finishing work.

Everything has its two sides, and the Internet is no exception. While it brings convenience, it also has a lot of negative effects.

For the Hollywood film industry, Internet piracy has always been a headache. Even if there is a sound copyright protection law, mpaa is also watching like a hunting dog. Once someone oversteps the thunder pool, they will tell the other party. , But online infringement incidents are still emerging.

In mid-April, another Hollywood-related Internet infringement incident suddenly broke out. (To be continued...)