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Seems like there would be substantial traffic logs if 100TB+ of data flowed from Sony to NK, right? Surely the NSA would have seen this traffic, why was Sony n

by jason46 12y ago

Seems like there would be substantial traffic logs if 100TB+ of data flowed from Sony to NK, right? Surely the NSA would have seen this traffic, why was Sony not informed of this? Also nobody at Sony noticed suspicious persistent connections to their gateway? Seems if it was not an inside the job the "hackers" must of had access for months to a year to gather that amount of data. I haven't gone looking, but I have doubts the movie in question even existed if there are not copies running rampant on the net. Yes I agree too much of what we're being told does not make sense.

Buge 12y ago
You think the movie never existed? So the whole thing is a conspiracy by Sony and the US government? So Sony intentionally leaked all their own financial data? Sony leaked all their own private compromising emails?
- jason46 12y ago
  So Sony leaked all their guts, but this movie?
  - Buge 12y ago
    Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying. My point is that this can't be a conspiracy by Sony, because they would never leak the extremely compromising information that has been leaked. A lot of the leaked information makes them look very bad. If you are trying to say that the movie not being leaked means the movie never existed, that doesn't make sense. If North Korea did hack Sony, they would not leak the movie because they hate the movie and don't want anyone to see it. If a group of other hackers hacked Sony and are pretending to be North Korea (compiling code on computers with the Korean language), then they wouldn't leak the movie because North Korea wouldn't leak it and they are pretending to be North Korea.
anigbrowl 12y ago
A film is usually completed many months before release; photography generally wraps more than a year in advance of release. The script can float about for years before release. Scripts aren't secret, with rare exceptions (eg a big franchise film like the new Star Wars) - they're shred around freely, because any script worth its salt is registered with the Writer's Guild for copyright establishment purposes, so there's no big advantage to keeping it secret. Only film buffs enjoy reading film scripts, the general public does not. Details about who's attached to a project as a star/director, or senior technician are easily available through trade newspapers and industry newsletters. The 'packaging' of a film ('Seth Rogen to star in The Interview') is the first stage of the marketing, taking place as long as 2-3 years before release, sometimes longer. Basically the way you get a film made is this: Write the script; find some famous actors who like it; get them to sign (largely) non-binding 'letters of intent' to act in it if it manages to attract financing; call up investors (including studios) and say 'do you want to put up the money for this? It's a great script, and I've got letters of intent from Seth and James!'; proceed to the stage of writing more binding contracts once you have money in the bank. Long story short, there has been plenty of time for NK to become aware of the film and get offended about it. By some accounts the idea was in development since the last decade but got shelved when Kim Jong-Il died.

by jason46 12y ago

Buge 12y ago

You think the movie never existed? So the whole thing is a conspiracy by Sony and the US government? So Sony intentionally leaked all their own financial data? Sony leaked all their own private compromising emails?

jason46 12y ago
So Sony leaked all their guts, but this movie?
- Buge 12y ago
  Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying. My point is that this can't be a conspiracy by Sony, because they would never leak the extremely compromising information that has been leaked. A lot of the leaked information makes them look very bad. If you are trying to say that the movie not being leaked means the movie never existed, that doesn't make sense. If North Korea did hack Sony, they would not leak the movie because they hate the movie and don't want anyone to see it. If a group of other hackers hacked Sony and are pretending to be North Korea (compiling code on computers with the Korean language), then they wouldn't leak the movie because North Korea wouldn't leak it and they are pretending to be North Korea.

anigbrowl 12y ago

A film is usually completed many months before release; photography generally wraps more than a year in advance of release. The script can float about for years before release. Scripts aren't secret, with rare exceptions (eg a big franchise film like the new Star Wars) - they're shred around freely, because any script worth its salt is registered with the Writer's Guild for copyright establishment purposes, so there's no big advantage to keeping it secret. Only film buffs enjoy reading film scripts, the general public does not. Details about who's attached to a project as a star/director, or senior technician are easily available through trade newspapers and industry newsletters. The 'packaging' of a film ('Seth Rogen to star in The Interview') is the first stage of the marketing, taking place as long as 2-3 years before release, sometimes longer. Basically the way you get a film made is this: Write the script; find some famous actors who like it; get them to sign (largely) non-binding 'letters of intent' to act in it if it manages to attract financing; call up investors (including studios) and say 'do you want to put up the money for this? It's a great script, and I've got letters of intent from Seth and James!'; proceed to the stage of writing more binding contracts once you have money in the bank. Long story short, there has been plenty of time for NK to become aware of the film and get offended about it. By some accounts the idea was in development since the last decade but got shelved when Kim Jong-Il died.