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Wow. Is this still going on? Honestly, who cares at this point? Yes, she shouldn’t have hacked into anyone’s emails, but to be frank, it made some buzz for the franchise again when it was starting to falter under the reign of Harry Potter fever. Reckon about that, Summit!

Last week, Daiana Santia of Argentina held a press conference, inviting the media to hear her side of the tale and defend herself over “stealing” unreleased footage and pictures from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Her sole argument was that the studio should not have released her personal information in this matter, making it impossible for this matter to be handled privately.

After letting her have her say, Summit retaliated with a lenghtly and detailed press release, listing all the reasons why Daiana was incorrect. You can read the release after the jump in full, but we thought we’d just touch upon their main point, which was this:

“When first approached by Summit, Ms. Santia’s representatives indicated their willingness to permit Summit to review the computers. Based on this communication, Summit flew technical experts to Posadas, only to have Ms. Santia renege on their offer after the arrival of these experts. To this day, Ms. Santia has refused to cooperate in giving Summit access to these two computers to verify for itself that the images and footage have in fact been deleted, and to confirm the extent to which files were shared. We do not feel this is an unreasonable request but rather a prudent go to protect the IP and the studio. Additionally the studio has made an offer to have representatives chosen by Ms. Santia present when the computers are searched in order to protect the Ms. Santia’s privacy relating to anything else that is not related to this particular situation as they are of no interest to the studio.

Had Ms. Santia cooperated Summit and its representatives would have worked with her to reach a compromise that would not necessarily involve legal action in Argentina and the United States. “

In small, they wanted to keep this under wraps, but her resistance made it hard. Therefore, things had to get a small dirty.

What do U reckon? Should the studio have kept their mouths shut about the identity of this girl or did the punishment fit the crime?

From Summit Entertainment:

In response to the press conference held in Posadas, Argentina today called by Ms. Daiana Santia and her legal representation, Summit Entertainment want to provide to media and the online community the following response and details that led to the legal action taken against Ms. Santia.

· First and most vital this is NOT about greed or the Studio wanting to bully a woman from a small town in Argentina – rather, it is about stolen material that is private and sensitive which was obtained by illegally accessing private/secure servers as well as personal email accounts. Ms. Santia’s actions came to light after these materials started appearing on the internet towards the end of March, 2011. Since Summit learned of Ms. Santia’s involvement in late May 2011, Summit has been in contact with Ms. Santia and her representatives with no resolution or further excellent faith efforts on their part, thus the only alternative left was to pursue legal action to ascertain that Ms. Santia no longer holds the images and video in any shape or form. Prior to said action the studio clearly communicated to Ms. Santia and her representatives that a press release would be distributed naming the actions being taken as well as naming her specifically.

· Summit’s first meeting with the Santia family occurred on May 31, 2011 at which point the studio was told they would fully cooperate. A subsequent meeting took place on June 8, 2011 with Ms. Santia and her lawyer at which time Ms. Santia confessed to the intrusions. It is also vital to note that Ms.Santia is 24 years of age. The family was contacted as a group as the IP address used was registered under a family name.

· Specifically on June 8, 2011 Ms. Santia confessed in the presence of her attorney that she accessed servers and email accounts via a systematic attack — stealing photographs, unfinished images and video footage over several months. Additionally there is indisputable evidence linking her directly to IP addresses that were used in the unauthorized access. Her actions appear to be premeditated and not done on a whim, but rather using technology and tactics that require thought as well as time and skill. Because Ms. Santia chose that she does not want to cooperate, Summit has been unable to settle this matter privately with Ms. Santia and her representatives in Argentina.

· Ms. Santia claims to have deleted the stolen materials off her lap top as well as her family’s desktop computer, but both common sense and historically similar cases have proven that a defendant’s word cannot be taken as final. Additionally, Summit must confirm the extent to which Ms. Santia shared the materials with others.

·When first approached by Summit, Ms. Santia’s representatives indicated their willingness to permit Summit to review the computers. Based on this communication, Summit flew technical experts to Posadas, only to have Ms. Santia renege on their offer after the arrival of these experts. To this day, Ms. Santia has refused to cooperate in giving Summit access to these two computers to verify for itself that the images and footage have in fact been deleted, and to confirm the extent to which files were shared. We do not feel this is an unreasonable request but rather a prudent go to protect the IP and the studio. Additionally the studio has made an offer to have representatives chosen by Ms. Santia present when the computers are searched in order to protect the Ms. Santia’s privacy relating to anything else that is not related to this particular situation as they are of no interest to the studio.

· Had Ms. Santia cooperated Summit and its representatives would have worked with her to reach a compromise that would not necessarily involve legal action in Argentina and the United States.

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