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Sony Hackers: We won't release any more info now that Sony has scrapped THE INTERVIEW
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I'm sure they are crying at your boycott.
hitsugi
Member
This implies....?
Can not be said enough. Aint nobody ordering a drone strike over Seth Rogen.
I guess Sony is f'ed whatever they do.
Personally I plan to do my best to avoid giving them money since they bow to the demands of hackers/terrorists/North Korea which I find ridiculous (I have no idea how many people feel similarly or how much that might hurt Sony overall...probably very little). On the other hand, they could release the film and receive further damage from North Korea thereby damaging their brand and company more.
I guess Sony assumes my mindset is the minority and they have a better path forward as a business trying to keep the rest of the leak contained (and betting the hackers will actually not release more?). That's their prerogative as a business but I still won't support the move.
Personally I plan to do my best to avoid giving them money since they bow to the demands of hackers/terrorists/North Korea which I find ridiculous (I have no idea how many people feel similarly or how much that might hurt Sony overall...probably very little). On the other hand, they could release the film and receive further damage from North Korea thereby damaging their brand and company more.
I guess Sony assumes my mindset is the minority and they have a better path forward as a business trying to keep the rest of the leak contained (and betting the hackers will actually not release more?). That's their prerogative as a business but I still won't support the move.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Whats funny is they thought they were going to shit on NK with this movie....
What? Lol.
Whatever was in those emails must have been so bad that Sony would take a bath on the movie rather than see them released. I also highly doubt that Sony can keep the move under wraps forever. All it takes is one disgruntled employee, or one freedom > terrorism type and their nightmare begins again.
Career Path. Security is a branch.
I do love how everyone is shitting on Sony when everyone else withdrew support and left them in the lurch.
Also threatening people who work in the US and buildings in the US is an threat made against the country, not just a company.
A company that hires and gives jobs to many Americans.
Some bullshit in here, almost fanboyesque
movie will be out sooner or later, just edited like the Sopranos on PAX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqE7ZxH7BJE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqE7ZxH7BJE
PeakPointMatrix
Member
So much damage has been done, they should just be like "fuck it".
If the US is on their side now, they'll only be digging themselves into a bigger hole by releasing more sensitive data.
If the US is on their side now, they'll only be digging themselves into a bigger hole by releasing more sensitive data.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Ok ok ok... let me get this straight. These hackers, that exposed all the dirty deeds of a company are the bad guys. The company committing all these acts are the good guys? Am I understanding this right? People are more upset over a stupid movie not getting released, but you're not upset over not knowing what other shocking corrupt bullshit that goes on behind the scenes in Hollywood that'll remain hidden?
No, hacking is not right, I understand that, but the hacks ultimately exposed so much about a company, and all the problems inside. What if the hackers have info such as full on criminal acts committed by Sony? What if they have info on more corruption linking Hollywood with the government? But no, we're more worried about a movie getting screwed over, while Sony can breath a sigh of relief and continue to screw everyone over. Yes, the hackers aren't innocent or freedom fighters for the good of mankind, but what they did probably doesn't even compare to the crimes Sony might have committed. Sony seems to be scared enough to pull the movie.
No, hacking is not right, I understand that, but the hacks ultimately exposed so much about a company, and all the problems inside. What if the hackers have info such as full on criminal acts committed by Sony? What if they have info on more corruption linking Hollywood with the government? But no, we're more worried about a movie getting screwed over, while Sony can breath a sigh of relief and continue to screw everyone over. Yes, the hackers aren't innocent or freedom fighters for the good of mankind, but what they did probably doesn't even compare to the crimes Sony might have committed. Sony seems to be scared enough to pull the movie.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I know you're pissed about The Last Guardian being MIA, but this isn't the way forward bro.
nah, i want to know what they're trying to hide, but I'd also like to watch a new Seth Rogen movie.
This must be a joke.
Yea Sony did much worse...much worse than "meet our demands or we will hurt your innocent citizens with 9/11-style attacks" :/
Simply Sarah
Member
You're kidding, right? "They may be cyberterrorists, but hey, they found some dirty laundry, so everything is cool, isn't it?" <-- This is basically what you're saying.
You know Sony isn't a person right? It's a collection of both good and bad people and all of them have had their personal information leaked and used as blackmail by hackers in order to get a movie pulled. I'm sure you might be willing to sacrifice the privacy of those innocent people in order to screw over the bad people, but that just kinda makes you seem like a bad person yourself.
I believe that hacking can be a good thing, but not when there's so much collateral damage.
Well if you want them to be so open, why not reveal your porn downloads from the last 10 years to everybody here.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
This has to be a troll right? I can't tell anymore.
Escape Goat
Member
The pulling of the movie makes more sense now.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
It's not just about a movie releasing. It's about the fact that if someone doesn't like something, they can hack and threaten other people into doing what they want. It sets a dangerous precedent. Add in the fact that these people were threatening the lives of American citizens if said company did not follow demands and it shouldn't be that hard to understand why people don't like how everything went down.
You may think the ends justify the means, but I, and many others don't think that's true.
There's no way Sony pulled the movie just because the hackers pinky swore to never release the data.
Maninthemirror
Banned
If this movie opens soon for any reason this will make more than avengers on its first weekend
Wag
Member
Let's change the name to Spider-Un and see what happens.
Or wait until you get rid of the people that have been shown as sexist or bullies. Get your employees details changed then release the film?
You need the international audience for that. edit: holy hell, 600 million domestic
Zen_Arcade
Banned
They threatened to bomb theaters showing the movie. Not to mention they could still do things like leak any details on upcoming projects, release private information of employees, and probably countless other things that have no relation to the shitty people they exposed that are working there.
Nickodamus Rex
Banned
As much as I'd like to believe this is true, it'll do merely ok. People that didn't really care to see it in the first place, aren't gonna spend $20 a head just to feel patriotic. DVD sales will probably be good, though.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
If Sony was a person, we could appeal to their sense of patriotism/justice, assure them that we would embrace them no matter what the leaks said about them, and convince them we could protect them from further reprisal.
Sony as a corporation has no such options. Everyone is just trying to save their jobs and the credibility/reputation of the studio. They have nothing to bargain with, no way of mitigating the damage of further leaks, and only the hope that in a year's time everyone forgets about the whole thing.
Sony as a corporation has no such options. Everyone is just trying to save their jobs and the credibility/reputation of the studio. They have nothing to bargain with, no way of mitigating the damage of further leaks, and only the hope that in a year's time everyone forgets about the whole thing.
FunkyMunkey
Banned
Yep.
I understand why they did it as a business move, but I cannot in any way agree with the decision morally. full stop.
Now anytime Sony does something that North Korea doesn't like will they get a little message from Kim Jong Un...'ahem, don't do that...remember all that dirt we have on you. Don't test me.'?
They have essentially put themselves in the pocket of the worst government in the entire world. They should have just released the movie. I can't in good conscience support a business that remains in the blackmailed pocket of a horrible dictatorship which among countless other things has kept dissidents in nazi-style concentration camps for over 50 years.
They've already stated it won't be released on anything.
vagabondarts
Member
It's cool, we've been denied a single movie, but Obama will soon get bigger revenge.
Lol hilarious!
Did I just say deal with the shitty people?
CloudyTuba
Member
Can you imagine if a war started from this? I don't see that happening at all, but just imagine if the first paragraph of that war in the history books was all about Seth Rogen.
John Bender
Banned
And the biggest cinema chains in the USA are!
They were first by wimping out.
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