My poor NK translator.

I was going to go with Elmer Fudd.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hackers tell Sony execs they were “very wise” to cancel release of &quot;The Interview,&quot; source tells <a href="https://twitter.com/brianstelter">@brianstelter</a>. <a href="http://t.co/Ai0Pp7DlRq">http://t.co/Ai0Pp7DlRq</a></p>&mdash; CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) <a href="https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/545969360658268161">December 19, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Vewy, vewy wise.

Quite

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Is it impossible for the hackers to delete the movie altogether from Sony's database? If they had administrator access to its network and had already leaked many other movies I'd think that would be a possibility.

Despite Sony's overall lack of security, I find it hard to believe their IT department is SO incompetent they failed to back the data up. Granted backing up data is right up there with changing default passwords (or not using the file name as a password) in IT 101, but when the product is the data, I imagine they have some archive somewhere.

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I can't verify that Sony has a "vault" containing original IP but there's a vault at Universal for certain. :D

Why? Because it's possible. It's not likely or even probable but it's possible.

The other factor that needs to be addressed is that the mere threat of "9/11" type of attack on movie theaters would certainly drive customers away on what's usually a very busy and successful Holiday Season. With blockbusters like "The Hobbit" and others opening next week, losing any percentage points would hurt the cinema chains and of course, the movie studios.

Then it's both for you, not just the latter.

Sony should sell the DVD for $4.99. Christmas special.

Sony certainly has lost it's samurai burst.

Sony doesn't give a shit about terrorism. They give a shit about money. They wouldn't pony up for police details at theaters and they were afraid of the lawsuits if something happened.

It's been coming.

Studios have been backing down more and more from any form of threat.

We're now at a point where North Korea determines what movies will be released. It would be comical if it wasn't so incredibly sad.

They had better give a shit about terrorism.

If the terrorists destroy the economy there won't be anybody to buy their shit.