67 Which company bravely bowed to internet threats and withdrew The Interview, a "comedy" film which later prompted North Korea to declare, grammatically: "Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest"?
The obvious danger in withdrawing "The Interview" is that it will embolden others to try to squelch movies before they appear, not just, Moscow or Riyadh, but also terrorist groups, oligarchs, and any deep-pocketed entity that is willing to hire a hacker.
Sony withdrew The Interview following threats from hackers against US cinemagoers.
Sony withdrew The Interview, a new comedy film about North Korea's leader, after threats from hackers.
Sony withdrew The Interview after threats by hackers in cyberspace that the release would lead to a terrorist attack worse than Sept. 11, 2001.
Of the 106 parents who accepted five were initially excluded, two based on language/communication problems, one because contact information was lacking, one as the consent was withdrawn once the interview had started and one due to a hearing disorder.
"Quite often the community see it as withdrawing, you know it's a reason to withdraw the ambulance" (Interview 23, stakeholder).
In one case a participant sought to withdraw the complete interview, expressing concerns about anonymity and job security in a politicised local service environment.
The lawyers have since withdrawn the subpoenas, while they interview government officials they suspect could be responsible for the leaks, but the subpoenas are widely expected to be reissued.
The letter also contained the researcher's contact details to enable participants to withdraw from the interview at any point and retract their data without consequence during a specified time period after the interview had been conducted.
