(Big) Picture of the Day – The MPAA Responds to Sony Hack

The feds have just announced that they believe North Korea is indeed responsible for the Sony Hack which caused the studio, Sony Pictures, to ultimately pull the release of The Interview, which then caused a wave of uproar throughout internet channels and social media that our free speech was being infringed. Don’t let the hackers win, went the rallying cry, as the media quickly shifted gears from smearing the gossip about Sony all over the available bandwidth.   They shifted gears so quickly, in fact, that it reminded me of that line, “If you don’t like what people are saying about you, change the conversation.” The conversation has most certainly been changed.

You can read about it at the NY Times, or as wallpaper you no doubt see lining your social media. This comes from The Wrap.  Does the evidence of involvement with North Korea include evidence that they threatened American citizens who might screenings of The Interview? That is not so clear yet.

In other news, the Taliban carried out the most deadly attack in their history, killing 132 uniformed schoolchildren. But no Hollywood studio or movie was involved so no public outrage. And so it goes, my friends. And so it goes.