I've gotta think that the real reason that everyone bailed is that this movie looks like a total crapfest. Everything else is a scapegoat.
On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Mathew Howard via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > True... it's not really surprising they pulled it, nobody is going to want > to take on that sort of liability. > > ________________________________ > From: Af [[email protected]] on behalf of That One Guy via Af > [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Question on the Sony Hack > > If hackers are involved to the degree they claim, which I doubt, the mystery > of N Koreas involvment (they do have the money to pay for hired hackers) has > emboldened them to act like warriors. > Sony already has 2 lawsuits going, for not protecting employee data, imagine > if something did happen at a theater, even a random lunatic with a 9mm, > thats alot of liability. > > A "leak" of the movie would be great, they can make their money on DMCA > suits > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Mathew Howard via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It seems a little odd that a bunch of hackers would even threaten that... >> I would think a more hacker-ish threat would be more credible. >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Af [[email protected]] on behalf of Jason McKemie via Af >> [[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:19 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Question on the Sony Hack >> >> How much of a physical violence threat are a bunch of hackers though? Not >> the most threatening demographic from that standpoint... >> >> On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Tushar Patel via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I was thinking on same line but I am sure they must have got some >>> credible threat to act like this. >>> >>> Tushar >>> >>> >>> On Dec 17, 2014, at 7:28 PM, Jason McKemie via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On a side note, I can't believe movie theaters as well as Sony >>> capitulated to these dumbasses in regards to "The Interview". Isn't that >>> tantamount to negotiating with a terrorist? >>> >>> On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Nate Burke via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I've only been following loosely with what I hear on the radio, but it >>>> sound like there was a lot of data stolen (multiple gig's from the sound of >>>> it). The Last update I heard was that the hack originated from a hotel >>>> Wifi >>>> connection in china somewhere. How were they able to transfer that much >>>> data in a short enough time that it wasn't discovered and stopped? Did the >>>> hotel have a blazing fast network? Something with getting that amount of >>>> data in such a short time dosen't seem to add up. > > > > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't > get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a > hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
