This could be expensive: Quentin Tarantino had the work on his new Western, “The Hateful Eight” aborted because the script had been leaked. Now the director wants damages from the site “Gawker”.
Quentin Tarantino accuses the website “Gawker”, to have spread illegally leaked the screenplay for his latest film project. The fact that the 146-page document was available on the Internet long before filming began on “The Hateful Eight”, induced the Oscar winner to cancel the work on the film. Now Tarantino “Gawker” has sued for damages.
The website had links published in a message to other pages on which the script was available for download, including the portal AnonFiles.com. According to the lawsuit has “Gawker” was launched and disseminated the leaked script. For each of these copyright infringement Tarantino wants more than a million dollars. That “Gawker” promoted the copyright and the public have encouraged – is nothing newsworthy or Journalistic does not reveal, according to the application.
On AnonFiles documents can anonymously upload. However , the site points out that user breaches of material that copyright can be held accountable. In addition, illegally uploaded documents would be removed .
” Gawker ” editor in chief John Cook denied that the website had committed copyright infringement . You ‘ve just published a link to the page on which the 146- page document is available . ” Gawker ” had nothing to do with the fact that the script was previously surfaced on the Internet , Cook said. He also did not know who had uploaded the document to AnonFiles.com . ” To make people aware of news and information to which they are curious. ” : You ‘ve just made the normal work by publishing the links, so Cook
The complaint set out in detail how Tarantino on 21 January learned of the leak and how he thematized this in an interview with the website “Deadline Hollywood” . He was “very , very depressed ” was , Tarantino said. He wanted to bring a comic book or book on the market the material now first .
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