[tradewinds]

Well, the leverage is that some profit is better than no profit, in theory.

[JoshTriplett]

Assuming that you don't then become locked into mandatory "agreements" (and I use the term loosely given the inability to refuse) with rates that keep going up. Leaving aside that sometimes the principle outweighs the profits; a link tax, or any other restriction on linking, is an abhorrent constraint on the Internet.

[scarface_74]

If FB and Google both leave Brazil, it will put pressure on the lawmakers to rescind the law.

[tradewinds]

Yep true, it's a game of chicken really. This is probably what will happen in Canada anyway