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‘Breaking Dawn’ Hacker Identified; Summit Takes Legal Action

1:47 pm, August 1st, 2011

(Summit)

Summit has just released the following statement in connection to the stolen images from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

“In an action that further communicates that those who steal images, video and other intellectual property will be identified and prosecuted globally, Summit Entertainment communicated today that it has identified the principal hacker who earlier this year stole unreleased materials from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN which were then distributed on the internet.”

“Civil actions in the United States and Argentina name Daiana Santia, along with others, as being involved in stealing photographs, unfinished images and video from both parts of the yet to be released THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN which first appeared on the internet of March 31 of this year. Criminal action in Argentina has also been filed.”

The statement goes on to explain, “The investigation, which utilized the services of Kroll Inc. and the law firm of Keats McFarland & Wilson LLP, spanned four continents (North America, South America, Europe and Australia) and has led to the town of Posadas in northern Argentina.  It is believed that others may also be involved in the crime and thus the investigation is on-going.”

“While we very much appreciate the legions of committed fans of the franchise and encourage them to create community online, we cannot ignore that property was stolen,” said David C. Friedman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Summit Entertainment. “It is not fair to the majority of fans that want to see the final chapter of the TWILIGHT SAGA film franchise fully realized by the filmmaker and dedicated cast and crew to have these images out and available on the Internet.”

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  • Privatejustice

    FRY HER!!!!

  • I Big Puffy Heart Rob

    Scummit finally does something right! I saw the images…they were sent to me by a friend….and quite frankly, I felt “creepy” looking at them unfinished and out of context. And when I saw Rob’s reaction on MTV, I quickly deleted them from my email.

  • Casanderah

    Good! I hope she and anyone else involved is punished to the full extent of the law. I had the opportunity to view these photos but chose not to as I felt it was wrong. So glad I was able to resist! Love Twilight!! <3

  • Susan

    Did she also leak the On the Road images?

  • pixie1824

    Good for them. Hopefully, this will set a precedent and won’t happen as often.

  • lol

    i dont think she got into the sistem of summit or whatever they do. i think she post the material who was leaked and let it there. without deleting it. so she got caught- lol

    sooo everyone who has a blog and post the material will get caught?

  • Wblack

    yep

  • Regina1180

    Is this person known in the fandom?

  • Privatejustice
  • D. Martin

    I didn’t know they were leaked.

  • D. Martin

    She needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. She also needs a serious fine. It seems that that is the best way to get a message across — by hitting someone in the pocket book.

  • Chula

    Well she should do not touch Bill’s stuff and she loves sent 2 everyone a leaked and photo. she never shut up and PATIENT … Guys have to a waiting they are process and made done a trailer part 1 and part 2.. it’s SURPISED and beautiful a trailer.. she is acting just a kid as stole summit.. Until next a year 2012 , it will be suprised the pplz at MTV award “breaking dawn part 2″ so pplz already know and saw bella is turn a vampire and hOW stupid so she just wanted spoiler them to a saw leaked and photo so. Bill got furious at who did to him.. kristen and RObert and Taylor were piss off at that is a girl. if she is bail out one more time a chance she does a again. GOod luck HER…

  • http://twitter.com/Robsten2007 Liz

    Summit should be thankful that they did that. Yeah, yeah, it sounds bad, but hey, it sparked more interest in Breaking Dawn and thus they get more money. Summit has been a bad poduction company as soon as The Twilight Saga started earning $$. I’m a huge Twilight fan, but I onestly don’t like them as much as I did when Twilight came out. Universal has been very great towards the fans and such of Snow White and The Huntsman. Summit should be more like them.

  • guest

    WHAT?????

  • twilight is underneath kstew

    while i understand and agree she should be punished for what she did…her actions did nothing that is going to cost summit any money people will still go see the movie and they will continue to make millions. yes prosecute her but i would fine her and make her do community service if she gets jail time that will be so freaking stupid on summit’s part.

  • MinionsBaby

    I read they were released, never saw them, and didn’t try too hard to find them. But I seriously think this sort of thing is kind of stupid, that we waste time and resources on this type of crap. Like we have all the time and money in the fricking world…

  • Tlginlgr

    Yup. Apparently she’s creepy and hates kristen…..

    Put her on the list, Dean.

  • Tlginlgr

    Yup. Apparently she’s creepy and hates kristen…..

    Put her on the list, Dean.

  • jae

    Summit went after that blogger Delaney for a similar offense when she posted pictures of New Moon without obtaining permission from Summit. They sued her for copyright infringement and punitive damages. I don’t know it how that ended up, but she deserved it. This was a totally different thing as this girl actually stole the pictures and film from the set location and then went about the business of uploading it to the Internet. She deserves to be prosecuted by Summit and by her own country for the criminal offense of theft. I am kind of glad that they pursued this until she was caught. People should understand that while posting on the Internet has a degree of anonymity, technically, there is always ways to pinpoint a culprit, and she got caught. Now she has to deal with the consequences and I don’t feel sorry for her at all.

  • jae

    I did see the pictures before they were all taken down on some site out of Turkey and someone in the USA posted them on her blog site, but I cannot remember who. I did not see the video. They really did not give much away, but still, this girl was totally wrong for what she did.

  • Anonymous

    Another celebrity…

  • Mee.e

    I totally agree with u. I think that she wouldn’t have done such a thing if you had known it was illigal, I actually think that she found the material somewhere and uploaded in her blog or sth.

  • http://twitter.com/jen_pennybug Anne

    I’m glad they’re taking action. I hope they do everything they can to punish her under the law.

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee MissZee

    did the FBI find her or did Robs voice of the good Twilight hackers find her and help lead Summit into finding her?…either way, job well done lol

  • DouchebagMartins

    Douchebag Martin, really? You’re like many of the redneck, obese, Big Mac-eating UH-MUR-RIC-CUNTZ who dont think both sides of the argument (i.e: Casey Anthony case; OJ Simpson to name a few. Just shows how retarded rednecks like Douchebag Martin are, lol!). This woman may or may NOT have been the actual person to hack into Summit’s database; as another commenter has already said, she could also be an unknowing person who *didn’t* know the photos were illegal; the actual hacker is, I’m sure, a LOT MORE smarter than be able to be traced after doing what he/she does best: HACKING. Hurr durr Douchebag Martin, don’t stab yourself with a pair of bbq tongs now, hurr durr ;)

  • AMERICAN FOOTBALL FAG

    Well, Anne, I hope you get the death penalty for farting on my face last night. You two-faced, evil, stinky fat bitch. :)

  • AMERICAN FOOTBALL FAG

    Well, Anne, I hope you get the death penalty for farting on my face last night. You two-faced, evil, stinky fat bitch. :)

  • Anne’s half brother

    Hate to break it to you, Douchebag Martins, but Anne also sucked the dick of this guy who works for Summit. Said he had more money than you did, which probably is why she farted on your face….. Sorry. :( But who wants a stinky fat bitch anyways, right? Anne’s boyfriend is probably fucking her (or rather his, since Anne used to be a dude before sex-change) pet Mastiff.

  • Anne’s half brother

    Hate to break it to you, Douchebag Martins, but Anne also sucked the dick of this guy who works for Summit. Said he had more money than you did, which probably is why she farted on your face….. Sorry. :( But who wants a stinky fat bitch anyways, right? Anne’s boyfriend is probably fucking her (or rather his, since Anne used to be a dude before sex-change) pet Mastiff.

  • Mia

    I didn’t know you leaked your panties. Ewww, your piss smellz like rotten cheese.

  • Mia

    I didn’t know you leaked your panties. Ewww, your piss smellz like rotten cheese.

  • Mia

    D.Martin’s pee smell like rotten cheese. Probably from swallowing too much cum from the janitor who works for Summit, though…

  • Miley Cyrus, bitch

    Private Justice for Summit and Corporate America, right? PrOUd 2 B UHMURRICUNT!

    “ayayayayayayayayay” – (your favorite Miley Cyrus song)

  • D. Martin

    Um…okay. Your dumb.

  • D. Martin

    Your dumber.

  • D. Martin

    Hey MissZee! I’m not sure how they found her – it could have been Rob’s plea to find the person who did this. It might have worked. Either way I don’t think they (Summit) would have made the announcement unless they were SURE they’d gotten the right person.

  • D. Martin

    Hi jae! Well said. Someone mentioned on another site that someone had hacked and posted 30 minutes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part I. (I was not aware of this until I had read about it) While it did not hurt the movie’s success it does show a trend where hackers are now targeting the film industry. If someone (studio) doesn’t prosecute it will continue. Soon you’ll have hackers obtaining copies of the entire film and making money off of it prior to its release.

  • D. Martin

    I had not heard of her before Summit’s release. You said she hates Kristen…she’s not stalker crazy or anything is she?

  • http://twitter.com/FamousZee MissZee

    yeah but either way, job well done, right? lol

  • Addicted2twilight11

    Glad to c something is being done. Im a huge twilight fan and even though the suspense is killing me i want to b surprised. I didnt c them and Im glad i didn’t!

    I am addicted 2 twilight!!
    http://addicted2twilight11.blogspot.com/

    Team Twilight forever!!!! :0)

  • D. Martin

    Yep!

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