I'm on the side of Sony as well. Democracy is dead. Sony is standing up against "Terrorism" by licking the asshole of Capitalism.
As a massive, profit-driven corporation, it may be a smarter move to wait this out and figure out what further damage is coming. The executives are fucked as the hackers have found their personal emails which may or may not have more dangerous personal/corporate information when compared to whether or not Angelina Jolie is difficult to work with... Apparently, the script for the new Bond flick has been grabbed, etc. etc. Sony could lose BILLIONS! To be considered a success, this movie must generate $40-50 million per weekend. If they sink money in the release and no-one goes to see it, it would be considered a disaster. Would it be fair for the theatres to lose out? Would it be fair to the artists and directors if this blockbuster is relegated to a free download? How about all the brave, freedom-loving souls pre-buy a ticket to show North Korea what's up?
National security is a matter for the nation's government. The government(s) should solve this matter as it is ridiculous to look to a company such as Sony to 'make a stand'. They stand for nothing but profit!
I feel like buying a Bravia TV or a PlayStation.
Anyways, people are dying in the streets and/or starving in Africa and we're worried about this shit... We live in a crazy world. Let the Armageddon come - it will come sooner or later.