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Over time, the ability to use unencrypted files was stripped away, meaning every DCP needed to be encrypted, and every projector needed to have up-to-date decryption keys. This system broke down on Jan 1, 2024, and cinemas all over the world found they couldn't play *Wonka*. Many just shut down for the day and refunded their customers:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/1/24021915/alamo-drafthouse-outage-sony-projector
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