Sony annule la sortie de The Interview à cause de menaces terroristes

http://deadline.com/2014/12/sony-hack-cyber-terrorists-win-1201330751/

Article qui pose des questions intéressantes sur le rôle de la presse dans ces évènements et s'interroge sur sa culpabilité (sans donner de réponse ni jugement), en mettant l'accent sur le fait que c'est une situation sans précédent, sur la confusion, sur le fait qu'on n'était pas prêt à faire face à ce genre de choses, et sur le plan finalement implacable de la NK qui a très intelligemment misé sur ce rôle de la presse.

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This is the bottom line in this attack. North Korea seemed to have thought of everything, with a plan that could have come right out of Sun-Tzu’s The Art Of War. These cyber-terrorists played a seamless game of divide and conquer, relying on media to turn Sony leaders Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal into pariahs unfit to lead, to the point that one trade depicted them cooking in a cauldron.

While all this swirled around, we were all too busy to see what was coming or even recognize it for the terrorist master stoke that it was. We all thought media was fed stolen emails to embarrass Lynton, Pascal into halting The Interview release. That wasn’t it. The blitz of tawdry stories were released to give power and credibility so that when the Guardians Of Peace finally issued its specific terror demand, it couldn’t be ignored. That was the note that invoked 9/11 and promised bloodshed in theaters. Such a crudely written note might get ignored, but not when it was the cover letter attached to the first leakage of Lynton’s e-mails, obviously saved for the final assault.

I think Aaron Sorkin’s condemnation of the media is too overt, but as a journalist who has struggled with what to do with those stolen documents, I find it hard not to wonder if the press, bowing to the pressure of the 24-hour news cycle, served as Kim Jong Un’s hammer, delivering the killing blows against that movie. Did the press do its job, or behave like a bunch of kids handed shiny baubles to play with, blissfully unaware what was going on at the adult table?

Other questions for journalists, government, and corporate executives: how do we retain the integrity of free speech and right to privacy when they have become so at odds in an internet age where information move so quickly, it feels like you are riding your bicycle on the Autobahn? We are at the point where careers are ruined instantly by scandal, often exposed by a surreptitiously recorded phone call that used to be an illegal act

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I spoke with Lindsay Moran, a former CIA operative who is an author and consultant on security and intelligence matters. She isn’t sure it’s fair to label media outlets as accomplices, or really pass judgment on anyone in this drama. That’s because this was new terrain to everyone, from media to Sony, to law enforcement and government. “The job of government is to safeguard American interests and that includes economic interests so in that regard, a private business like Sony belongs in the same category as a U.S. government agency,” she said. “The media has a job, but is that job to enable a victory by cyber criminals? Do we treat cyber-terror the same way we have other forms of terrorism? This is a debate that is fast coming, but we haven’t had it yet. There hasn’t been an opportunity to formulate policy. It is chilling, and hard to convince the American public to be outraged over something like this. But today it is Sony, and tomorrow, it could be another private company or a government agency.”

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We all lost here, and the maddening thing is that the bad guys not only have a victory, but a playbook for creating fear and stifling creativity. These next two weeks will be a good time for smart people to start coming up with a new playbook to stop them, next time. The alternative is unthinkable.

http://time.com/3642985/north-korea-denies-sony-hack/

Si c'est pas la Corée du Nord derrière l'attaque, y a des gens qui sont assez cinglés pour créer un incident international alors?

( bon meme si Pyongyang est reparti dans son trip Méchant old school à la James Bond/ Copyright Jerewan)

Il est à noter sinon que Sony se défend d'avoir céder. Ce serait les cinémas qui seraient venus les voir pour refuser de projeter le film.

Faudrait aussi peut etre penser à un truc. La corée du Nord est une cible facile. L'autre a quand meme la tete et le bagout d'un méchant. Franchement, et si tout cela n'est juste qu'un coup monté? Meme si les implications sont graves c'est d'un ridicule, meme l'idée que secreeeetement sous le manteau la Corée du Nord hack et menace??... (surtout la menace meme si c son trademark) ... quoi qu'il en soit, aprés réfléxion, je vais pas céder à la vindicte populaire. Ceux qui ont merdé ce sont pas les supposéés auteurs des menaces ou du hack, ce sont ceux qui ont décidé de ne pas passer ce film.

ps: et au fond, je n'emmerde pas LES groupes de pression. J'emmerde ceux qui leur donne légitimité souvent pour des interets politiques

Je veux pas tout mélanger, mais les faits sont quand meme souvent la. On sait trés bien qu'à travers le monde quand on veut plus d'untel ou d'untel on fait le ménage ... (ah c pas toujours évident, et ca se passe pas tjrs bien, ça c'est sur, mais bon)

ps: j'étais déja atteré quand on a dégagé sous des prétextes fallacieux Sadam ( alors que ce pauvre mec en a fait du mal... a une époque ou les states avait des intérèts avec lui ) Je crois que tout cela devrait nous rappeller que faudrait faire attention à ce qu'on nous présente plutot

Aaaaaaaand it's back on!!

http://deadline.com/2014/12/interview-release-back-on-christmas-sony-attack-1201334389/

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Sony Pictures is releasing its controversial movie The Interview in theaters after all on Christmas Day — — likely in fewer than 100 indie theaters. Several of the smaller chains are beginning to unveil the news via social media. We’re told the turnaround came after a conference call with Sony distribution execs that just ended.

http://www.thewrap.com/sony-set-to-announce-the-interview-theatrical-vod-release-exclusive/

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The plan is to release the film simultaneously in participating theaters and via video on demand. The Plaza theater in Atlanta and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin have now said they will distribute the film.
The studio is expected to announce the planned release on Tuesday, according to an individual with knowledge of the studio’s plans.

The Interview Will Be Available to Stream on VOD As Well

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/394883-the-interview-will-be-available-to-stream-on-vod-as-well#/slide/1

Je vous donnerais mon avis

Damn ils acceptent pas les cartes bancaires françaises, et ma carte US est bloquée.
Bon y'a d'autres moyens de le choper mais je voulais faire un geste politique (même si le film est apparemment assez bidon -quoique je pense que y'a moyen de l'apprécier si on est disons dans le même état d'esprit que Rogen et Franco 90% de leur temps, et sûrement au moment de l'écriture )

Perso je me suis super bien marré

http://www.ecranlarge.com/films/news/934321-le-piratage-de-sony-la-coree-du-nord-hors-de-cause-suite-a-de-nouvelles-revelations