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Yes, they could be sued. They might even take the contest down. But the real win for Gawker here is the publicity. Just look at how many links they've gotten
by vijayr 17y ago
Yes, they could be sued. They might even take the contest down.
But the real win for Gawker here is the publicity. Just look at how many links they've gotten to the story and the buzz, however short lived it is.
It doesn't matter if they go ahead with the contest or pull it down. Either way, they get what they want - some buzz, link juice and some publicity.
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