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Re:Reddit to go dark on Jan 18 to protest SOPA by jlarocco on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @08:55PM (#3450121)
Does AdSense have an SLA? In any case, I'd be shocked if the contracts weren't in terms of number of searches. If 0 searches are done, there will be 0 AdSense "hits".

The "fiduciary duty" to shareholders seems pretty far fetched and could be argued the other way as well. Enforcing SOPA will be a heavy financial burden and negatively impact future performance, therefore not using every means necessary to block SOPA is also a breach of "fiduciary duty".

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Re:Reddit to go dark on Jan 18 to protest SOPA by biot on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @09:23PM (#3450187)
I completely agree that it could go both ways. However, anybody can sue for anything these days. While opposing SOPA is the responsible choice, I can see a potential shareholder suit claiming that opposing SOPA could be done without taking drastic measures (ie: a blackout rather than a dismissible message) that immediately impact revenue.
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