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originally posted by: interupt42
a reply to: TinfoilTP
Hollywood should release the movie for free onto the internet to shove the good ole American Middle finger in lil Kim's face, and announce a sequel.
Whoa easy there, The American MIddle finger is controlled by corporate America. Despite what happens no Corporate lobbyist group is going to flick that finger if it hurts their bottom line, Hollywood would never endorse FREE and internet download .
Besides that, thinking about it can you imagine the can of worms that would open. Every kiddie scripter out there would target all the major distributors in hopes of releasing free movies,music, and games online.
originally posted by: tothetenthpower
a reply to: burdman30ott6
Imagine how scared they must be though?
Do you honestly believe that Sony wasn't able to, or would not hire the best IT in the world to assist in preventing any sort of future problems?
I'm sure they did and for some reason they are either afraid of further damage, or have lost something they don't want us to know about.
I don't think we've seen the worst of the leaks yet. There's something very interesting buried deep in that data they have I'm sure.
But I agree entirely though. They should have not caved to these folks. It sets a very bad precedent. And if the reports about NK being involved are true, they are most certainly not the isolated place we think they are.
I think the internet is going to be a wildly more interesting place a year from now.
~Tenth
originally posted by: thesmokingman
I wonder what would happen if someone wanted to release a movie about someone assassinating Barack Obama?
originally posted by: sn0rch
originally posted by: thesmokingman
I wonder what would happen if someone wanted to release a movie about someone assassinating Barack Obama?
Um it would break the box office.
you can always hate western leaders.
its the in thing to do.
originally posted by: thesmokingman
I wonder what would happen if someone wanted to release a movie about someone assassinating Barack Obama?
originally posted by: Cobaltic1978
Yeah, but who would be held responsible if they went ahead and various theatres were simultaneously attacked?
originally posted by: interupt42
a reply to: burdman30ott6
I wonder if this is because
1. They have something really juicy they don't want to be released?
2. The movie probably sucks so bad that they don't wan't it released and they are using this as a way out?
3. Sony is or helped in orchestrating the hack to promote hype and generate a demand for a crappy movie [Gorilla marketing]?
If its really NK hackers Sony should release the film via torrents so EVERYONE will have a copy and can see it.
Either way this is sad all around!
originally posted by: burdman30ott6Not just the internet. Imagine the potential for this precident. Threats against Super Bowls, threats against news articles, threats against book releases, and even threats against general public events may now result in cancelations or reschedulings. That's something the USA simply has never done before now.
originally posted by: roadgravel
I am going with Sony over reacting because of previous experience with the gaming site. Did Sony actually detail what these 'hackers' did to their sites to cause them to be wary or is it just paranoia. Also hackers are now capable of destroying buildings, etc.