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by koz1000 2527 days ago
In a previous lifetime I worked for a company that had a Lucasfilm merchandising license for Star Wars: Episode 1.

It was made precisely clear what the damages would be if script details leaked out prematurely, and they would be enumerated in dollars and the figure was incredibly large.

Multiple-commas large. At least two, possibly 3.

The project team toiled for nearly a year behind a locked door, we couldn't discuss a single piece of the project with them until the premiere date.

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If you're interested in seeing what happens when you do leak movie details (or in this case, the full movie) -- take a look at William Morarity, who leaked The Revenant, 6 days ahead of it's theatrical release.

https://torrentfreak.com/man-leaked-revenant-online-fined-1-...