President Obama said Sony "Made a Mistake" for pulling The Interview

President Obama put Sony on blast for pulling The Interview at his end-of-year news conference.

Buzzfeed reports:

“I think they made a mistake,” Obama said.

The president said he was “sympathetic to the concerns” at Sony after a massive hack exposed embarrassing internal emails and other corporate secrets. On Friday, the FBI said North Korea was responsible for the hack.
Despite the cyberattack, Obama said canceling the release of the film was caving to North Korean demands.
“We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States,” he said.
Sony pulled The Interview after threats of terrorist attacks at screenings of the film. Obama contrasted the move with the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, when the city decided to continue the annual event despite the terror threat.

“We can’t start changing our patterns of behavior any more than we stop going to football games because there might be the possibility of a terrorist attack,” he said.
Obama also poked fun at the North Korean government for its reaction to The Interview.
“I think it says something interesting about North Korea that they decided to have the state mount an all-out assault on a movie studio because of a satirical movie,” he said. “The notion that that was a threat to them, I think, gives you some sense of the kind of regime we’re talking about here.”

The president is right.

Sony Hackers brag about their Success

These hackers are really rubbing it in. CNN received a message from them, cheering their success in canceling the film, The Interview.

HuffPo report:

"It's very wise that you have made a decision to cancel the release of 'The Interview,'" the message said, according to CNN. "We ensure the security of your data unless you make additional trouble."

Somebody, please catch these folks.

Sony pulls 'The Interview' due to Empty Threats

More drama from the Sony Hack.

We now know that the hack was supported by some freaks in North Korea. And, they or someone  threatened to attack the theaters that will play the film, "The Interview".

In a lot of ways this sounds so silly and stupid, but Sony is afraid and they have pulled the film from release.

Here's their statement:

"In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release. We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers.

Sony Pictures has been the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault against our employees, our customers, and our business. Those who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private emails, and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our spirit and our morale – all apparently to thwart the release of a movie they did not like. We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees, and the American public. We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome."

This is stupid. I understand, but they are basically letting the hackers win.