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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
IMO, the biggest issue here isn't the threat of violence, it's the threat of releasing personal information including bank info, SSN's, medical history, etc. along with the extremely valuable theft of five upcoming and unreleased Sony movies, as well as scripts, including the $300 million dollar Bond film.
Sony's best bet was to cancel the release of this film and hope that NK doesn't release that info.
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This NEVER, EVER works out well. If this is a stall tactic by Sony while they do damage control then I can completely understand... but if they REALLY are relying on certain info not getting out... they are morons.
I also don't think the Bond script is nearly as big an issue as you do. The VAST majority of people who would go see the movie will still go see it even if the script is out in the wild. I see zero reason why this would have a significant impact on sales.
The smart play for Sony is to assume EVERYTHING will be made public at some point and to take steps to limit the damage when it does. As soon as those steps are in place, they need to pivot completely and take a "**** you" attitude. Hell, if it were me I'd go so far as to offer bounties. Free Playstations and 4k TVs for freelancers who go after NK hackers.
The threat of physical violence is a nonstarter. If they are truly afraid of anything it sure as hell isn't that.