就在我们听说YouTube“初步同意”以租借的形式提供采访后不到一个小时，索尼影业公司已经确认，这部电影将于美国东部时间今天下午1点开始在网上**。它将通过YouTube电影、Google Play、Xbox视频和一个专门的网站SeeTheInterview.com提供。

这部电影的租金为5.99美元，拥有一部高清电影的成本为14.99美元。值得注意的是，苹果公司的iTunes（据报道，尽管白宫参与了此事）和亚马逊（Amazon）以及索尼自己的PlayStation网络都没有出现在名单中。

谷歌说得最好：

在一份更为冗长的声明中，谷歌表示，在与索尼谈判后，两家公司“同意我们不能袖手旁观，让少数人决定另一个国家****的限度（无论内容多么愚蠢）。”

索尼的专用SeeTheInterview.com将由之前与EFF合作过的Stripe提供动力，截至美国东部时间下午1点，该网站似乎出现了一些问题。

更多的经销商可能会跟进，但不一定是在圣诞节。《综艺》报道说，Netflix正在谈判，可能会在“几天内”提供流媒体服务。尽管据报道iTunes对“至少不是一个快速时间表”不感兴趣，但这并不意味着它迟早不会推出(值得注意的是，你应该可以通过YouTube频道租用苹果电视台的采访。）

以下是索尼娱乐董事长兼首席执行官迈克尔·林顿的完整声明：

It has always been Sony’s intention to have a national platform on which to release this film. With that in mind, we reached out to Google, Microsoft and other partners last Wednesday, December 17th, when it became clear our initial release plans were not possible. We are pleased we can now join with our partners to offer the film nation-wide today.

We never stopped pursuing as wide a release as possible for The Interview. It was essential for our studio to release this movie, especially given the assault upon our business and our employees by those who wanted to stop free speech. We chose the path of digital distribution first so as to reach as many people as possible on opening day, and we continue to seek other partners and platforms to further expand the release.

I want to thank Google and Microsoft for helping make this a reality. This release represents our commitment to our filmmakers and free speech. While we couldn’t have predicted the road this movie traveled to get to this moment, I’m proud our fight was not for nothing and that cyber criminals were not able to silence us.

No doubt the issues we have confronted these last few weeks will not end with this release, but we are gratified to have stood together and confident in our future. I want to thank everyone at Sony Pictures for their dedication and perseverance through what has been an extraordinary and difficult time.

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微软总法律顾问布拉德·史密斯也表示：

In the United States, freedom of expression is a fundamental principle that is protected by law. Our C***titution guarantees for each person the right to decide what books to read, what movies to watch, and even what games to play. In the 21st Century, there is no more important place for that right to be exercised than on the Internet. After substantial thought, we decided to stand up with Sony and work with others to ensure that freedom of expression triumphs over cyber-terrori**.

We of course appreciate that there are varied views regarding this film. That’s true of many works and many issues. We’re not endorsing this movie or any other. We are supporting the C***titutional right of free expression, and we hope that by acting together, we will help deter other attacks.

更新12月24日下午1:35：索尼娱乐公司的完整声明，奥巴马总统的评论，下午4点微软再次发表评论。