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In the latest episode of the Sony hack, Hollywood Reporter says that Carmike Cinemas, which operates 278 theaters and 2,917 screens in 41 states, will not show the Sony comedy "The Interview" following threats of violence from hackers. Sony Pictures told exhibitors who had booked The Interview that it planned to move forward with the movie's release, but that they were free to decide not to show the film, and that the studio would support them in whatever decision they made.
Citing 9/11, the hackers issued a warning and said, "We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places The Interview be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to." The situation is also raising concerns among studios that the threat of violence could keep some movie-goers away from the multiplex over the lucrative holiday movie-going period. "This is bad for everyone. This will stop people from going to theaters, and that affects all of us," says one source at a rival studio. "If somebody called a bomb threat for a concert, and it was credible, you'd have to cancel or postpone the concert."
(Score: 1) by typhoon on Friday December 19 2014, @02:26AM
Sony pull the film, and openly let it known how much the attacks have cost them. The threats to film viewers places this story at the feet of average-joe as well as the techies and industry types. Perhaps we get another round of threats or a human interest story about an average joe's loss of wages from the threat and hack fallout.
Then after the dust and spin-doctoring settle this very well publicised story is used as an example of why we need "more control" over the internet. Keep joe-average and his family safe to spend.
Who hates the "hackers" and internet-file-sharing and wishes it wasn't a thing? Film and music studios.
Seems like a very logical way for a large company to apply a lot of pressure to Gov. They were hacked. This could be a way for them to turn the events into a realm benefit for the company.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 19 2014, @02:54AM
That won't work if they continue to blame the DPRK because no anti-hacker laws are going to affect hackers in another jurisdiction.
(Score: 1) by typhoon on Friday December 19 2014, @03:12AM
The laws don't need to catch the hackers at all, they need to give new powers to the gov investigators. Harsher penalties, etc.
I take your point though.