Earlier today the FBI revealed that North Korea was behind the cyber-attack launched on the technology giant over the controversial movie
President Barack Obama has said that Sony made a mistake in withdrawing film The Interview from release.
Earlier today the FBI revealed that North Korea was behind the cyber-attack launched on the technology giant over the controversial movie.
But President Obama said it was not acceptable to live in a society where a dictator could start imposing censorship in the United States.
When asked about Sony Entertainment Picture's decision, he responded: "Yes I think they made a mistake."
He cited what would happen for other types of films, like documentaries that certain foreign regimes don't like.
"We can not have a society in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship in the United States," he in the press conference.
His opinion echoed that of other industry voices who expressed concern about a bad precedent being set.
Obama added: "We cannot start changing our patterns of behavior any more than we stop going to a football game because there may be a possibility of a terrorist attack."
He said that he has a "long list of movies I am going to be watching," in response to a question of whether he will watch the movie.
When asked how the US would respond to the attack from North Korea, Obama said it would "respond proportionately ... at a place and time of our choosing."
He added that it "says something about North Korea" that they would launch an attack on Sony over a "satirical movie starring Seth Rogen."
The President also called for measures to improve cybersecurity, noting that such attacks would threaten "not just a movie studio but the economy."
The controversial comedy depicts a plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
An online message by hackers threatened cyber war over the film- which warned cinema-goers to stay away or "be doomed."
Sony said it would no longer be released this month, after they received the chilling threats from the hackers, who call themselves Guardians of Peace.
The FBI has been carrying out analysis of data deletion malware used in the Hollywood studio hack.
It said it provided links to malware previously developed by North Korean actors.
The agency said a "significant overlap" existed between the hack and tools used in previous cyber activity linked to North Korea, Sky News reports.
The FBI said the information provided sufficient evidence to conclude the secretive dictatorship was behind the attack.
In a statement Sony said: "In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release."
Here's a look back at the scandal so far:
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