Online host and domain registrar Godaddy.com is staring down the barrel of a gun, held collectively by its customers who are unhappy with the internet giant’s waffling response to the pending “Stop Online Piracy Act” now moving through Congress. Godaddy has changed its position several times, apparently due to customer unhappiness with its support of this legislation, but still faces a customer boycott over the companies unwillingness to stand up and fight for an unrestricted internet.
Today, Dec. 29, has been proposed as boycott Godaddy day, and thousands of customers are threatening to leave Godaddy in the dust and move their hosting and registrar accounts to someone else.
H.R. 3261, the Congressional bill, is bad legislation and threatens to remake the internet at its core. It would allow a major transfer of internet control to a few major players and allow those who claim control of digital intellectual property to shut down small time web sites without due process.
We currently have in excess of three hundred domains registered with Godaddy and use them to host many of our sites. We’re ready to see them in our rear view mirror if they don’t step up and get this right, and do it quickly. If you are a Godaddy customer and want to put pressure on them to stand up and fight for their customers, give them a call at 480-505-8877.
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