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Originally Posted by Eric

What do you think about Sony pulling The Interview?

What do you think about the prisoner swap with Cuba and the policy changes with them?

I completely and totally think that pulling The Interview was a horrible move by Sony, though it's for different reasons than what I've heard from anyone on it.

The reaction surrounding Sony pulling The Interview is funny to me. I feel like Sony has the right to do pretty much whatever they want there with their property. People who are going on the freedom of speech rant over it need to get over themselves and learn what freedom of speech actually means. They're really just mad they don't get to see a funny movie and that they feel like the terrorists won.

From Sony's perspective, there are two sides to this. On the one hand, Sony was really getting shafted hard by hackers, and if pulling The Interview put a stop to some of that, then it could certainly be worth it. On the other hand, it sends a message that Sony can be pushed around and controlled by this type of thing. This is a huge liability, and as a general rule, it's usually better to take a significant loss than to establish this dynamic.

This might not seem related, but David Letterman gave an extremely good lesson on this. The video is like ten minutes long, but it shows exactly how to deal with this type of situation:

In that video, Letterman outs himself as having affairs with several young women who had worked with him on national television to kick off his show instead of letting some guy blackmail him. That is exactly the way to handle a situation like that in a lot of situations, though I'll be the first to admit I don't know what kind of shit Sony could be in if all of the stolen information was released.

I don't really know about any prisoner swap situations with Cuba, but I do know that our relations with them are pretty stupid in general.

12-19-2014 07:04 PM #2
spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Resident Asshole Join Date Sep 2005 Posts 14,219 Location North Carolina	Originally Posted by Eric What do you think about Sony pulling The Interview? What do you think about the prisoner swap with Cuba and the policy changes with them? I completely and totally think that pulling The Interview was a horrible move by Sony, though it's for different reasons than what I've heard from anyone on it. The reaction surrounding Sony pulling The Interview is funny to me. I feel like Sony has the right to do pretty much whatever they want there with their property. People who are going on the freedom of speech rant over it need to get over themselves and learn what freedom of speech actually means. They're really just mad they don't get to see a funny movie and that they feel like the terrorists won. From Sony's perspective, there are two sides to this. On the one hand, Sony was really getting shafted hard by hackers, and if pulling The Interview put a stop to some of that, then it could certainly be worth it. On the other hand, it sends a message that Sony can be pushed around and controlled by this type of thing. This is a huge liability, and as a general rule, it's usually better to take a significant loss than to establish this dynamic. This might not seem related, but David Letterman gave an extremely good lesson on this. The video is like ten minutes long, but it shows exactly how to deal with this type of situation: In that video, Letterman outs himself as having affairs with several young women who had worked with him on national television to kick off his show instead of letting some guy blackmail him. That is exactly the way to handle a situation like that in a lot of situations, though I'll be the first to admit I don't know what kind of shit Sony could be in if all of the stolen information was released. I don't really know about any prisoner swap situations with Cuba, but I do know that our relations with them are pretty stupid in general.
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12-18-2014 05:52 PM #1
Eric View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Dec 2003 Posts 3,458 Location California, USA	What do you think about Sony pulling The Interview? What do you think about the prisoner swap with Cuba and the policy changes with them?