Those were the MAJOR chains and you're assuming the minor ones wouldn't follow.

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Dec 19, 2014
2:11:52pm

Blue Print

Those were the MAJOR chains and you're assuming the minor ones wouldn't follow.

Sony wants to make money from the film. That's why they haven't released it for free over the internet yet. If they figure out a way to make money, they'll seize it.

A limited release has all the dangers of a general release without the profit potential. Yeah, that's smart.

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Blue Print

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Sony and the theaters had no choice.

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:09pm

Yes, they had a choice.

12/19/14 1:12pm

You're the president of Sony and you're going to expose your company to that

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:14pm

Based on the emails that have been leaked, I'd be fired anyway

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 1:16pm

Or should be. If Rudin and Pascal survive this, it will be shocking.

lawboy

12/19/14 1:17pm

Maybe, but there's no way the board is going to let you make that decision.

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:18pm

It's not about being macho. It's about making money and setting a precedent

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 1:23pm

and one terrorist attack would negate all of the profits and could very well

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:25pm

Why not leave it up to the theaters then?

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 1:34pm

Not to mention, by caving you invite similar attacks in the future

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 1:37pm

Remember that 5 theater chains canceled BEFORE Sony pulled the film.

Blue Print

12/19/14 2:00pm

Yeah, that's fine. Doesn't justify Sony pulling it altogether IMO

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 2:08pm

Those were the MAJOR chains and you're assuming the minor ones wouldn't follow.

Blue Print

12/19/14 2:11pm

There's an opportunity there for small chains/theaters then

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 2:15pm

You don't know that.

Blue Print

12/19/14 2:23pm

I know it just as much as you know anything you've been stating

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 2:35pm

read this and then tell me who is actually paying attention.

Blue Print

12/19/14 3:32pm

Haha. Now you want to tell me what I knew and didn't know? Ok, guy.

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 3:39pm

But that is a good article that came out 40 minutes ago. Glad to see they're

BYUCoug11

12/19/14 3:42pm

Question for you.

12/19/14 1:19pm

It would be a real issue if there was a specific threat.

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:22pm

True about liability in terrorist threats but just about every institution

12/19/14 1:17pm

Terrorism is excluded under most insurance liability policies too

12/19/14 1:18pm

Most policies would autoreject it based on "prior knowledge" clauses.

12/19/14 1:21pm

Glad to know that Kim Jung is now able to censor US media as well as his own.

SanFran

12/19/14 1:19pm

Change liability law then.

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:20pm

Should we cancel every event every time there is a terrorist threat?

SanFran

12/19/14 1:27pm

If there's no way to limit liability, you are free to do whatever you want with

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:30pm

Sensor?

Dread Pirate Westley

12/19/14 1:22pm

Thanks

SanFran

12/19/14 1:25pm

closer...

Dread Pirate Westley

12/19/14 1:27pm

If that were the case, why not release as stream-able media?

El Fuego

12/19/14 1:28pm

That's the best answer and the one I think they will eventually get to.

Blue Print

12/19/14 1:31pm

Surely many large public events receive terrorist threats, and they are able to

SanFran

12/19/14 1:49pm

If Sony wanted to go forward with the event they could have. There are lots of

SanFran

12/19/14 1:51pm

Name one.

Blue Print

12/19/14 2:21pm

When there was significant concern for terrorist activity during SLC Olympics,

SanFran

12/19/14 2:29pm

and who is paying for all this at 5,000+ locations?

Blue Print

12/19/14 3:35pm

Every flight. Every day.

BluePete

12/19/14 1:59pm

Yes, and the real liability in that goes to the DHS not the airlines.

Blue Print

12/19/14 2:02pm

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