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rocktivity

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19. DING DING DING! Fred Sanders, you're our grand prize winner!!!!

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 10:25 PM

Dec 2014

So we have a new "gloating" email, but (are) not allowed to see it? This is all so overblown.

Furthermore, why would Sony risk making the hackers even angrier by making their warning public?

This feels a lot more like a "crisis management" publicity stunt, an unofficial excuse to delay the release until things "calm down." More to the point, I think this so-called leak by an-anonymous-person-unauthorized-to-speak-to-the-press isn't a leak at all.

As happy as I was to get the news about Cuba, I have to admit that I was also surprised that no one seemed to have a clue beforehand that it was coming. I think there's a very simple reason for that: it wasn't leaked because it wasn't SUPPOSED to be leaked!

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Gloating hackers warn Sony not to release 'The Interview' in any form [View all] Logical Dec 2014 OP

It's already out on the street. PeteSelman Dec 2014 #1

Torrent? nt Logical Dec 2014 #2

According to some of my coworkers it was on a torrent site for awhile and got pulled davidpdx Dec 2014 #24

In the end I suspect the movie will be seen by far more people than if there was no controversy Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #3

You're right about that Warpy Dec 2014 #4

That's the impression I got from the trailer even before the controversy rocktivity Dec 2014 #7

The trailer doesn't look funny at all but it has more than a million views on YouTube riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #6

I agree with you on that! nt Logical Dec 2014 #9

Why is Sony not releasing copies of their communications with the hackers who appear to have Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #5

DING DING DING! Fred Sanders, you're our grand prize winner!!!! rocktivity Dec 2014 #19

Yes, but it allowed the media to fear monger for a few days as nothing else is happening. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #20

It will be out. zappaman Dec 2014 #8

Good to hear. I thought it looked funny. But trailers are misleading. nt Logical Dec 2014 #10

"Trailers are misleading" zappaman Dec 2014 #11

That is your job? Cool!! nt Logical Dec 2014 #12

Sometimes. zappaman Dec 2014 #13

My question to you is this...... Logical Dec 2014 #15

I agree and have thought the same thing about trailers sometimes davidpdx Dec 2014 #23

Because of you. zappaman Dec 2014 #32

There was no point in releasing the movie NobodyHere Dec 2014 #14

I disagree, sets a bad precedence. nt Logical Dec 2014 #16

Then blame the theaters and blame the lawyers NobodyHere Dec 2014 #21

Under your logic then, the terrorists should threaten everything every day And.... Logical Dec 2014 #22

Under my logic? NobodyHere Dec 2014 #25

You don't understand what would of happened...... Logical Dec 2014 #28

How about paperback? LiberalElite Dec 2014 #17

They look like they're cowards. herding cats Dec 2014 #18

I laughed my somewhat ample ass off HeiressofBickworth Dec 2014 #26

They are basically saying, "You're my bitch now. I own you." Kablooie Dec 2014 #27

+1000 nt Logical Dec 2014 #30

I hope no North Korean references are discovered in The Hobbit Bosonic Dec 2014 #29

LOL, that is good. nt Logical Dec 2014 #31