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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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Before the commercial Internet, the primary tools of disclosure included: Prospectus and related registration statement (“S-1″) for an IPO. To understand the SEC’s point of view , it’s necessary to review the principles underlying securities law in the United States.

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