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GoDaddy Facing Boycott over SOPA support..Are you going to move your domains?

Are you going to move your domains?

  • YES! Goodbye GoDaddy - Down with SOPA!

    Votes: 27 61.4%

  • Yes, if I find a good deal and can afford to transfer them

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No - I don't have any domains there anyway

    Votes: 12 27.3%

  • No - I support GoDaddy's position

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I'm an idiot and don't know what SOPA is about and how it could affect me (even if I'm not American)

    Votes: 5 11.4%
  • Total voters
    44
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Major Internet companies have formed a united front in their opposition to the Protect IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act. Well, almost. One exception has been the domain registrar GoDaddy. In a op-ed published in Politico shortly after SOPA was introduced in the House, GoDaddy applauded the bill and called opponents "myopic."

Now furious Internet users at reddit (owned by Advance Publications, which also owns Condé Nast) have organized a boycott of the registrar.

"I just finished writing GoDaddy a letter stating why I'm moving my small businesses 51 domains away from them, as well as my personal domains," wrote redditor selfprodigy on Thursday morning. He proposed that December 29 be declared "move your domain day," with GoDaddy customers switching to competing registrars. The post has accumulated more than 1,500 comments, most of them supporting the idea.

We contacted GoDaddy for comment. A spokesman declined to comment on the boycott specifically, but reiterated the firm's support for the legislation. She sent us a link to the company's written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee last month.

"This debate is about preserving, protecting, and creating American jobs, and protecting American consumers from the dangers that they face on-line," the statement reads. "US businesses are getting robbed and US consumers are getting duped."

The company dismissed free speech concerns. "Not only is there no First Amendment concern, but the notion that we should turn a blind eye to criminal conduct because other countries may take oppressive steps in response is an affront to the very fabric of this nation."

GoDaddy appears to be doubling down on this position. Today, it reposted its Politico op-ed to the GoDaddy support forums. Comments were disabled.

The House Judiciary Committee has released a list of 142 companies that support SOPA. GoDaddy appears to be the only domain registrar, or Internet company for that matter, on the list. Indeed, even traditionally strong copyright supporters like the Business Software Alliance have been having second thoughts about the legislation.


Update (6:18 PM): GoDaddy seems unimpressed by the boycott so far. They made the following statement to Ars Technica: "Go Daddy has received some emails that appear to stem from the boycott prompt, but we have not seen any impact to our business. We understand there are many differing opinions on the SOPA regulations."
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Even if you already know what SOPA is, watch this vid...theres so much info in here you've probably never heard:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJIuYgIvKsc[/ame]
 
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Namecheap is much better.. I guess I should transfer over my remaining domains to Namecheap from Godaddy.

SOPA is the worst thing to come to the internet but they are probably getting their pockets filled with some of that movie company money that most politicians are getting.
 
GoDaddy hit with boycott over SOPA support

GoDaddy hit with boycott over SOPA support
By Mike Brown

The Stop Online Piracy Act has been met with its fair share of controversy. The bill has sparked outrage in internet communities campaigning against censorship. Now, domain registrar GoDaddy has publicly declared its support, with its name listed among the numerous companies backing the bill.

A thread on Reddit has called for a boycott of all of GoDaddy's services. "I'm moving my small businesses 51 domains away from them, as well as my personal domains," selfprodigy writes, "I'm suggesting Dec 29th as move your domain away from GoDaddy day because of their support of SOPA. Who's with me?"

The thread has currently received over 4000 upvotes, making it one of the highest rated threads in the Politics subreddit of all time. Businesses have begun to take notice. Name.com is offering 10% of transfer ins and 40% of hosting packages when the promo code "NODADDY" is used. HostGator is also offering 50% off selected services for the first month when the code "NOSOPA" is used.

Requests for comments from GoDaddy have been met with links to their official statement. "Go Daddy is committed to doing everything it can to ensure that the Internet is a safe and trustworthy way to communicate and conduct business," the statement reads, "although we believe that the DMCA works well in some contexts, its remedies are limited in that it does not include mechanisms for addressing trademark infringement, or for bringing enforcement actions against illegal foreign-based sites."

Congress will resume discussions on SOPA following the winter break.
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... added this news. found it to be funny with the promo codes xD
 
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Heh so am i,screw GoDaddy
 
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It's not about legal vs. legal - its about sending a message to GoDaddy that if they work against internet freedom then we won't stand with them. The name "Stop Online Piracy" makes you think its about warez only...but its not. The government will have unlimited reasons to shut down whatever they want, and they'll use it.
 
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