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Dragging this point up could make Google uncomfortable donating to this person again, and through this perhaps make him to not support random bills of highly qu
by eps 15y ago
Dragging this point up could make Google uncomfortable donating to this person again, and through this perhaps make him to not support random bills of highly questionable nature next time around. It doesn't matter if it were just $1, it's the publicity that matters.
- yanw 15y agoSOPA/PIPA could add costs for Google and thus interfere with their business and seeing that congressman Smith doesn't miss an opportunity to openly bash Google for opposing his plants: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111201/14195416946/lamar-smith-tries-to-defend-sopa-suggests-that-infringement-is-equivalent-child-porn.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111201/14195416946/lamar-... I think it's safe to assume that he's not going to see a penny from them again, but Hollywood's contributions will more than make up for it anyway.