Pulled from most theaters and described as the motivation for a major hack of Sony, “The Interview,” the movie about two journalists going to North Korea to assassinate the leader, is playing now on YouTube, Google Play and other sites.
It will cost you $5.99 or buy it for $15, says CNET.
The moment is historic on a number of levels. Google, which owns YouTube, has been under fire from Hollywood for not doing enough to crack down on piracy. The White House, on behalf of Sony, reportedly asked Apple to make “The Interview” available on iTunes, which the company declined to do, according to the New York Times.
David Drummond, Google’s chief legal officer, said in a post:
Above: A woman looks at the Google Play purchase page for the Sony film “The Interview” on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
