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Was Sony correct canceling "The Interview?"

Was Sony correct canceling "The Interview?"

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pbrauer said:
Yes, We don't want anybody killed or injured.
No, their decision reflects badly on the USA.
Meh
Other
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they were correct in cancelling it as people's safety was threatened and the potential profit of the movie does not outweigh the potential loss of life or limb (NK is crazy, they may go quite overboard).

However, they were wrong to cancel it totally, they should have posted it for free on the internet with a license that allows to freely host and mirror the file.
 
I picked "other" because Sony is a Japanese company so their decisions don't really reflect on the U.S. so much as Japan (a country much closer to North Korea). I can understand, due to their proximity and tense relations with North Korea, their reasons for shutting down the film. On the other hand, I think it is a mistake for them to do so and instead they should have just sold or given away the rights to the film.
 
CRUE CAB said:
I think the movie part of the business is American.
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I'm pretty sure you're right. But the amount of money we're talking about I'd bet the decision was made in Tokyo.
 
Apparently the hackers sent a new letter to Sony (INFO HERE).

"It's very wise that you have made the decision to cancel the release of The Interview. It will be very useful for you," CNN reports the message as reading. The email concludes, "We will ensure the security of your data unless you make additional trouble."

"Now we want you never let the movie released, distributed or leaked in any form of, for instance, DVD or piracy," the message reportedly says. It also says, "And we want everything related to the movie, including its trailers, as well as its full version down from any website hosting them immediately."
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Note the gist of the email is not "don't release it in any fashion or we'll hurt PEOPLE"...it's "don't release it in any fashion or we'll leak stuff". Kind of going along the line of thought some have had...that Sony was far less worried about people "getting hurt" and far more worried (once profits took a significant hit with the theater chains refusing to show it) about potentially keeping any future leaks to happen by appeasing the terrorists.

Will Sony continue to capitulate by sticking with it's plan to shelve this thing completely, while trying to follow the new demands to pull down things like trailers immedietely?

I'm truly shocked that terrorists who got their way are now making more demands. Who would've imagined that.
 
No, this was a horrible decision and will only embolden cyber terrorism. From what I can see, it is my guess that the backlash to this decision will be massive. In the long run, if it took this Sony situation to jar awake businesses and government types in America and around the world to the very real threats that have been and still are out there? Like this hacking? The whole SNAFU might end up doing more good than expected by North Korea. One thing is for sure, the stars of the film and George Clooney are pretty fired up. Personally I think giving Mr. Clooney an actual villainous regime to focus on is a win win for the public too.
 
Zyphlin said:
Apparently the hackers sent a new letter to Sony (INFO HERE).



Note the gist of the email is not "don't release it in any fashion or we'll hurt PEOPLE"...it's "don't release it in any fashion or we'll leak stuff". Kind of going along the line of thought some have had...that Sony was far less worried about people "getting hurt" and far more worried (once profits took a significant hit with the theater chains refusing to show it) about potentially keeping any future leaks to happen by appeasing the terrorists.

Will Sony continue to capitulate by sticking with it's plan to shelve this thing completely, while trying to follow the new demands to pull down things like trailers immedietely?

I'm truly shocked that terrorists who got their way are now making more demands. Who would've imagined that.
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The hackers must have a lot of very important stuff of Sony's. I heard they have the script to the new James Bond movie. Who knows what else they have. I don't know how Sony can operate or do business with this kind of threat hanging over their every move.

Sony will have to lie low until they either figure out how to get their data back and/or the hackers are brought to justice...neither of which may ever happen.

Sony sure is caught between a rock and hard spot.
 
CRUE CAB said:
They showed us as weak and cowardly.
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All said and done, if the north Koreans had made a major comedy about assassinating a sitting American president we would have had a **** conniption.

Is it even technically legal?
 
What if...? said:
All said and done, if the north Koreans had made a major comedy about assassinating a sitting American president we would have had a **** conniption.

Is it even technically legal?
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Yes it is. And for reference...how about instead a comedy movie built on satire and absurdity, we go with one aiming at realisim in a mock documentary form:

Death of a President - 2006
 
Moot said:
The hackers must have a lot of very important stuff of Sony's. I heard they have the script to the new James Bond movie. Who knows what else they have. I don't know how Sony can operate or do business with this kind of threat hanging over their every move.

Sony will have to lie low until they either figure out how to get their data back and/or the hackers are brought to justice...neither of which may ever happen.

Sony sure is caught between a rock and hard spot.
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The Bond script was leaked days ago actually. The hackers in North Korea obviously have much much more, which was to be part of their promised "Christmas Present" dump. Which I will bet money they will release anyway. They certainly have not stopped yet, as we see they made a new batch of material available this morning. They seem to be gloating and goading still, so look for more info to come forward, which IMO is good. It will demonstrate that you can't actually appease or negotiate with these types of terrorist.

By the way, Sony can lay as low as they want. They won't ever be getting their info "back" except by reading about it via the leaks from the hacker-marionettes of the North Korean regime. I also suspect that at some point, not only will we see Sony release "The Interview" but that it is possible in all of this that North Korea has underestimated the response of Sony as well as the United States. Trying to look for a silver lining here, it is possible that this event will serve to galvanize the US towards better cyber security and still enrich Sony's pockets. Albeit with some damage, but c'mon, is this not the best promotion for a film in the history of the world at this point? I bet the conspiracy theorist are going nuts with this story!
 
pbrauer said:
Yes, We don't want anybody killed or injured.
No, their decision reflects badly on the USA.
Meh
Other
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I voted "other." I said, no, but I don't think it reflects badly on the U.S., I think it reflects badly on Sony, which is a multinational corporation that is MUCH more concerned with shareholder interest than it is freedom of speech.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
Can you name the last terrorist attack the N. Koreans engaged in?


A few theaters cancelled it.


They are hiding something.
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The top 5 theater chains in the country pulled out before Sony ended up shuttering it.
 
tres borrachos said:
I voted "Other" because my choice wasn't on there.

NO, they should not have cancelled it, but the decision isn't a reflection on the United States. Sony Entertainment hardly represents the United States.
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It's almost impossible to think of all the choices there could be so when I put up a poll I try to include an "other" for people like you.
 
Van Basten said:
Why didn't you just add a normal poll?

Anyway, no, definitely not correct in cancelling it.
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agreed

and Sony has enough money to sanction a hit on those moronic hackers and wipe them off the face of the earth
 
They would have saved themselves a world of trouble had they just invested more in network security in the first place.
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
They would have saved themselves a world of trouble had they just invested more in network security in the first place.
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Responsibility is overrated.

But yea, it's to weird see such a huge entertainment entity with lacking cyber security to this extent.
 
tres borrachos said:
I voted "Other" because my choice wasn't on there.

NO, they should not have cancelled it, but the decision isn't a reflection on the United States. Sony Entertainment hardly represents the United States.
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That was my take as well.
 
TurtleDude said:
agreed

and Sony has enough money to sanction a hit on those moronic hackers and wipe them off the face of the earth
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Well, honestly, how much more can NK be sanctioned? And it's not like Sony will pull their product from the shelves in NK - most people there don't have electricity or internet anyway.
 
I see that North Korea has requested a joint investigation of the hack by both NK and USA intelligence.
They have also denied being responsible for the attack. Perhaps the hackers are good enough to leave
a false Internet trail with phantom relays occupying cloud space. To do a movie about assassinating a
living world leader is in extremely poor taste, excepting it is a comedy, but I have always been curious
about how much US Gov't monies are funneled into Corporate Big Media (movies) projects to present
imagery that supports the Gov'ts chosen objectives/propaganda/nationalism. There exists a whole slew
of ignoramuses that think Rambo movies are a history of the Vietnam War. The mythical existence of
POW/MIAs in Vietnam became a National mantra because of the movies, not reality. Anyway, if it
was a movie to demonize Kim Jong Un to influence a National mindset, good it's stopped. If it was a
serious comedy, it will do a proverbial Phoenix and rise from the ashes of obscurity. Maybe Kim was
pissed that he didn't get invited to do a cameo in the movie. After all, it is common knowlege that he
fancies himself a good actor and a handsome profile. On the other hand, if Kim states, "I was really
looking forward to seeing the movie," he'll pop the gasbag that keeps it airborne, or not.
 
DaveFagan said:
I see that North Korea has requested a joint investigation of the hack by both NK and USA intelligence.
They have also denied being responsible for the attack. Perhaps the hackers are good enough to leave
a false Internet trail with phantom relays occupying cloud space. To do a movie about assassinating a
living world leader is in extremely poor taste, excepting it is a comedy, but I have always been curious
about how much US Gov't monies are funneled into Corporate Big Media (movies) projects to present
imagery that supports the Gov'ts chosen objectives/propaganda/nationalism. There exists a whole slew
of ignoramuses that think Rambo movies are a history of the Vietnam War. The mythical existence of
POW/MIAs in Vietnam became a National mantra because of the movies, not reality. Anyway, if it
was a movie to demonize Kim Jong Un to influence a National mindset, good it's stopped. If it was a
serious comedy, it will do a proverbial Phoenix and rise from the ashes of obscurity. Maybe Kim was
pissed that he didn't get invited to do a cameo in the movie. After all, it is common knowlege that he
fancies himself a good actor and a handsome profile. On the other hand, if Kim states, "I was really
looking forward to seeing the movie," he'll pop the gasbag that keeps it airborne, or not.
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Wow, you will believe anything.
 
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