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Hackers, promising september 11th style terror attacks in any theatre where its playing. sony cancelled the release last week after hackers made the threats and got into the servers, releasing 32,000 private e-mails written by sony execs. sony may have felt pressure to release the film after president obama called it, quote, a mistake. the white house said the president applauds sonys decision to release the film. the president has promised a proportional response to the hack attack. we dont kno...

Important, but we negotiated with terrorists over a seth rogen movie, again, something thats so silly. >> angela, youve worked a lot in politics, there are some hot issues here. how do you see this? >> i also worked on the homeland security committee and while north korea may not be known for its terrorist attacks, i think the bigger issue is the fact that this movie was ever made. i think sony execs need to be challenged on that point. all jokes aside, theres nothing funny about the assassinati...

Going on with sony, we would say why is government getting involved in private business? sony was hacked back in 2011 on its playstation network, didnt learn any lessons. its security wasnt any better, and then we would say obama is riding to the rescue of his liberal benefactor. >> what is different is that you had potentially, we didnt know for sure whether -- now the fbi has confirmed. >> once they know -- >> but in the beginning this was problematic. they were talking about doing something w...

Thank you. >> is this just a pr stunt? tell me about what instigated this. >> well, i think this -- as you alluded to, hollywood and the republican party have had a love-hate relationship for years. this is not about hollywood, not about the entertainment industry and frankly not about this movie. what this comes down to is the very fiber of america. if we can be bullied into not releasing a movie, you have to ask whats next? is it an energy company? is it a mom and pop small store that gets tol...

Place? well, cnns will ripley has more on that and reports that some sony execs were uncomfortable with certain scenes in the film. >> reporter: as the sony crisis escalates most japanese moviegoers are oblivious. have you heard of "the interview"? >> no. >> no. >> reporter: less than two miles from sonys tokyo headquarters not a single person we asked knows about the controversial comedy. behind these walls, nobody is laughing. >> this is costing sony hundreds of millions of dollar, destroying ...

Embarrassing emails and personal information about celebrities and studio execs federal officials say had become a threat to national security. the group claiming responsibility for the hack, the guardians of peace, warning theaters and moviegoers, if your house is nearby, youd better leave. >> they use very sophisticated malware, new tactics and techniques we havent often seen. >> reporter: abc news learned federal investigators determined north korea is responsible for the worst corporate cybe...

>> it doesnt affect you at all. theyre not doing anything illegal. theyre not trying to fool you, the consumer. theyre having private correspondence with one another. >> so the sony execs are getting a free pass from the left. here to respond juan williams and dory murdoch. im listening to oprahs comments, if it was mark levin or me or glenn beck, im sure shed say the same -- i hope we dont stand in judgment. the fact that she makes movies has nothing to do with her opinion here, huh? >> man, th...

E-mail between the sony chief executive and this hollywood producer where theyre making racially tinged joke about the president of the united states. >> yeah, im so much less interested in a tasteless joke than i am in a massive invasion of privacy. >> i would hope that we would not stand in judgment in such harsh judgment of a moment in time where somebody was hacked and their private conversations were put before the world. >> it doesnt affect you at all. theyre not doing anything illegal. th...

That arent acceptable for the country at whole and for public opinion, and i think over time, a company like sony is going to have to really wrestle to the ground their exposure in a way that -- their exposure and behavior thats inconsistent with the norms of society. it doesnt matter that theyre a large business. it doesnt matter that theyre walled off with money. and a business model that keeps them producing a great product. theyre ultimately going to have to answer in the court of public opi...

Screening. >> ive never seen a premier like this. sony was trying not to celebrate -- not make it a spect call. >> the massive attack exposed personal information like social security numbers and salaries for employees, stars, and execs plus private commune communications including an e-mail exchange between producer scott ruden and amy pascal wondering what movies president obama might enjoy. they mentioned films featuring african-american stars. i think the cull already of hollywood will proba...