Sony Pictures Entertainment has warned news organisations to not publish any details leaked by the hackers with regards to the company's files. This cyber crime is considered as "one of the largest digital breaches ever against an American company".
The leaked Sony files include employment files and financial records. There were some revelations based on these files which include scandalous rumours by Hollywood managements about President Obama and several celebrities and forthcoming projects.
Sony hired a prominent lawyer, Atty. David Boies, and made a demand last Sunday that the company's "stolen information" which is already available online should be destroyed or returned as soon as possible. They claimed that those files contain private and privileged information. Atty. Boeis stated that the Sony Studio could file a case due to financial loses and damages with relation to the company's trade secrets and intellectual property.
No individual or institution was granted by Sony the right to possess, review, share, publish, download, upload or use any of the leaked information. Destroying of stolen materials was also requested.
Sony's legal representative also hinted about legal moves if a particular organization has used or shared any material in any ways. It was reported by The New York Times last Sunday that they received a letter containing warnings.
Dean Banquet, Executive Editor of Times replied on Monday through their official website that it was a "disservice" to pretend that the Sony documents weren't revealing and public." However, he said that the newsworthiness did not even rise to the level of WikiLeaks or Pentagon Papers.
Sony and Boies did not give a quick response regarding Banquet's comment.
One of the most talked-about leaked is the candid assessment of Angelina Jolie's talent by Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal and award-winning producer Scott Rudin. There are also offensive jokes about President Obama's personal taste when it comes to movies.