GoDaddy Backs SOPA 353
redletterdave writes "Website hosting company GoDaddy has officially voiced its support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Bill in 2012, which is designed to thwart movie and music piracy on the Internet by empowering copyright holders to effectively shut down websites or online services found with infringing material. If passed, the U.S. government could blacklist any website it deems in violation of copyright, which could range from a few posts in a Web forum to a few links sent in an e-mail. GoDaddy supports SOPA for 'protecting the intellectual property of hard-working Americans, U.S. business and the American public from the harm that necessarily flows from the purchase of counterfeit products.' Yet, of the 142 companies that support the SOPA bill, GoDaddy is the only Internet company on the list."
GoDaddy (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:GoDaddy (Score:5, Insightful)
Ugh, some of those ads were reason enough to avoid them.
It's about the prices (Score:5, Insightful)
And their prices after coupons are low enough that I don't care about their ads. Does anybody else have better prices for .com or anything else for that matter? Not that I've found.
Re:It's about the prices (Score:5, Informative)
http://internet.bs/ [internet.bs] has great deals on domains and it's located in the Bahamas.
Did I mention they have an API?
Re:It's about the prices (Score:4, Funny)
.bs domains (Score:5, Informative)
Re:It's about the prices (Score:5, Funny)
You missed out stevejo.bs
ftfy.
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Actually, I think it was better the other way... :^D
Re:It's about the prices (Score:5, Informative)
+1 for internet.bs, I've been using them for about 18 months now with absolutely no problems. Clean interface, great pricing, no upsells.
Re:It's about the prices (Score:5, Informative)
http://internet.bs/ [internet.bs] has great deals on domains and it's located in the Bahamas.
Did I mention they have an API?
yea right.. ever looked at the protocol used by default on the profile administration page?
i just tried it and it defaults to http, no https. All your profile data on internetbs is sent over the wire in plain text, including the security question and all the rest.
Even though their servers seems to support it, once you click on a link on a secured page on their site you're automatically directed to the plaintext http access pages.
Re:It's about the prices (Score:4, Interesting)
P.S.
it does this on new account registrations (sending all profile data unencrypted) but after i logout and when i try to log back in i am presented with a checkbox to enable ssl for all requests.
first time users don't get that checkbox though, all their data is sent via plaintext on registration :(
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P.S. #2
i got in touch with their tech support [Ticket#1047262] and they promised to fix this small security issue that appears after registration but before the first ever actual login by a new user.
The registration process itself is secure but right after the registration if you click their company logo and try to manage your profile you get sent to the unencrypted page that shows the data you filled in during the registration (except the pw)
To avoid this issue the first thing you should do after r
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NSOL's SRS Plus (Score:5, Interesting)
1) The prices are cheaper.
2) They are not GoDaddy
With a partner account you have access to change contact information, DNS servers, request auth codes, etc...
Oh, and like xombo said about internet.bs below, SRS Plus also has an API.
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Wern't they the ones who used to have the "check if this domain is available" box that would then register the name and try to sell it to you at a higher price?
Re:It's about the prices (Score:4, Informative)
I had serious problems with Namecheap. (Score:5, Informative)
What other domain name registrars are good?
20 Stories about GoDaddy on Slashdot [slashdot.org]
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Re:It's about the prices (Score:5, Insightful)
If price is all you care about, then you get what you pay for. McDonalds and Burger King have nice, cheap lunches ... that will eventually kill you.
My ISP here in Alabama is Hiwaay Information Services. Yes, they charge about $10 more per month than ATT, but they're extremely reliable. When I have a problem, I speak to a local expert who actually knows what he or she is talking about. Y' gets what you pay for.
We can say that we oppose things like SOPA, but one of the most effective ways to prove it is to put your money where your mouth is. Support those businesses that are doing the "right" thing -- EVEN IF IT COSTS A BIT MORE.
Otherwise, when the day comes that the entire Internet is censored and controlled by powerful interests, you'll have no one but yourself to blame.
Re:It's about the prices (Score:4, Insightful)
Yep, and anyone with GoDaddy should migrate away from them asap. Nothing gets a message across like a mass exodus. See Netflix for an executive getting the message.
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Stories about GoDaddy (Score:5, Informative)
Go Daddy Usurps Network Solutions [slashdot.org] (2005-05-04)
GoDaddy Serves Blank Pages to Safari & Opera [slashdot.org] (2005-12-08)
GoDaddy.com Dumps Linux for Microsoft [slashdot.org] (2006-03-23)
GoDaddy Holds Domains Hostage [slashdot.org] (2006-06-17)
GoDaddy Caves To Irish Legal Threat [slashdot.org] (2006-09-16)
MySpace and GoDaddy Shut Down Security Site [slashdot.org] (2007-01-26) That incident prompted this web site:
Exposing the Many Reasons Not to Trust GoDaddy with Your Domain Names [nodaddy.com].
Alternative Registrars to GoDaddy? [slashdot.org] (2007-02-03)
GoDaddy Bobbles DST Changeover? [slashdot.org] (2007-03-11)
850K RegisterFly Domains Moved To GoDaddy [slashdot.org] (2007-05-29)
According to this March 11, 2008 story in Wired, GoDaddy shut down an entire web site of 250,000 pages because of one archived mailing list comment: GoDaddy Silences Police-Watchdog Site RateMyCop.com [wired.com]. See below for Slashdot's story about RateMyCop.com.
GoDaddy Silences RateMyCop.com [slashdot.org] (2008-03-12)
ICANN Moves Against GoDaddy Domain Lockdowns [slashdot.org] (2008-04-08)
GoDaddy VP Caught Bidding Against Customers [slashdot.org] (2008-06-29)
KnujOn Updates Top 10 Spam-Friendly Registrars List [slashdot.org] (2009-02-06, 80 comments) GoDaddy is on the list.
R.I.P. FTP [slashdot.org] (2009-07-13, 359 comments) The GoDaddy web site is extremely complicated. Quote: "In that case, why don't more people switch to administering their sites via SFTP instead of FTP? Here are the steps it took me to enable SFTP on my GoDaddy hosting account. Feel free to use this as a reference, but the obvious point is that as long as this many steps are required, it's safe to say that most users won't be switching: 1) Go to the 'Hosting' menu and pick 'My Hosting Account.' 2) Next to the name of your website, pick 'Manage Account.' This will open the Hosting Control Center. 3) In Hosting Control Center, click to expand the 'Settings' options. 4) In the 'Settings' control panel, click the 'SSH' icon. 5) You will see a page saying 'SSH is not set up', and prompting you to enter a phone number so that their automated service can call you with a PIN number. After you enter your phone number, the phone rings a second later, and you enter the PIN in a form on the GoDaddy website. 6 ) You will then see a page which says: Current Hosting Account Status: Pending Account Change -- Your request to enable SSH is being processed. This upgrade may take up to 24 hours." [Punctuation and emphasis changed for clarity.]
Registrars Still Ignoring ICANN Rules [slashdot.org] (2009-07-22, 122 comments) Quote: "GoDaddy (and their reseller arm, Wild West Domains) have a different problem: They still block transfers for 60 days after a registrant's contact update, even after the ICANN update specifically prohibited doing so. They freely admit it, too."
more interesting links (Score:5, Informative)
Cheezburger network CEO Ben Huh may pull over 1000 domains from GoDaddy [gizmodo.com] in protest of GoDaddy's support for SOPA [slashdot.org]. Gizmodo has a list of companies supporting SOPA [gizmodo.com]. Jeff Epstein has instructions for bulk transfers away from GoDaddy [jeffepstein.me].
Adam Savage has also warned that SOPA could destroy the internet as we know it. [popularmechanics.com] Reddit concurs that SOPA could destroy them. [torrentfreak.com]
Two congressional staffers, Allison Halataei and Lauren Pastarnack, who helped write SOPA/PIPA become entertainment industry lobbyists [techdirt.com]
another interesting link (Score:5, Insightful)
How SOPA's 'circumvention' ban could put a target on Tor [cnet.com]
Discounts (Score:5, Informative)
Use "NODADDY" a Name.com [slashdot.org] for 10% off transfer ins (COM, NET, ORG, TV, INFO, IN, US, CO, ME & TEL) and also receive 40% off any hosting plans.
HostGator [hostgator.com] is doing 50% off Shared / Reseller / VPS first month. Coupon code: NOSOPA
Name Cheap [namecheap.com] has a "special discount deal": BYEBYEGD
DreamHost [dreamhost.com] use NOTOSOPA you get your first registration free.
I can't claim credit for this, all came from Reddit [reddit.com]
Re:Discounts (Score:4, Informative)
I have about 15 domains, and I switched to NameCheap last year from GD, because someone mentioned it on /. around that time. I have had no issues at all with NameCheap, I would recommend them.
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Lifehacker lists cheaper alternatives to Godaddy (Score:3)
http://lifehacker.com/5870649/ditch-godaddys-sopa+loving-butt-and-get-a-better-web-host-at-a-discount
Lifehacker explains how to save money, and stop supporting SOPA, by ditching GoDaddy. Lifehacker also lists other reasons to ditch godaddy, such as poor customer support, and elephant killing CEO. Surprisingly, Lifehacker forget to mention godaddy's sexist advertisements.
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What do you mean "not good service"? I've been with them since 2006 or so (with 5 domains) and would rank them right up there with T-Mobile - one of two companies whose phone support I don't completely loathe calling when something goes awry. Sure, their hosting is a little anemic compared to some newer options like slicehost and similar, but they spell out pretty clearly what you're paying for.
That said, I'm sort of disappointed on their stance on SOPA, although from a legal standpoint it doesn't s
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Their sole existence is based on commercials and advertisements, not good service.
I thought it was based on cheap prices. I've used them, but I've never once seen a commercial or advertisement for them.
Re:GoDaddy (Score:5, Interesting)
I started boycotting GoDaddy earlier this year when their CEO, Bob Parsons, went to Africa to get his rocks off killing an elephant for sport.
And no, I'm not anti-hunting, but I am anti-hunting endangered animals, especially if there is no cultural norms involved, and I am definitely anti-hunting if your sole motivation is just to kill something for fun.
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News flash, really rich assholes like to do this kind of thing. you had better start boycotting all the oil companies, all computer companies, etc....
Re:GoDaddy (Score:5, Interesting)
While elephants are endangered globally, they are not always endangered locally if you see what I mean.
Some areas of Africa, have good conservation and wildlife management programs, and actually have too many elephants for their local environment to support. The funds they pull in from rich foreigners who want to kill something for fun, are used to sustain the management programs.
Supposedly they could move the elephants to areas where they are low in numbers, but this is not always sensible. Firstly, it costs money, which they don't have much of. Secondly, there is a reason why some areas have low elephant populations, usually lack of management programs or high numbers of poachers, in which case moving elephants to that location is non-productive, as they will be killed by poachers.
I know it is counter-intuitive, but sometimes killing elephants for fun, actually helps the elephant population to survive.
One way of looking at it, is that sport hunting attaches a monetary value to an elephant, turning it into an asset for people to whom an elephant is usually a liability. (They destroy crops, and large areas of vegetation). People tend to look after their assets.
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I know it is counter-intuitive, but sometimes killing elephants for fun, actually helps the elephant population to survive.
WTF? This isn't about the elephant, it's about the person. There's something fucked up about people who want to kill something solely for fun.
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He's got bear hands!!! He might stand a chance the - unless they're panda bear hands!
Re:GoDaddy (Score:5, Interesting)
stop thinking so rationally!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6091334.stm [bbc.co.uk]
In southern Africa, countries have followed the philosophy of sustainable use. They have issued permits to sport hunters to kill a limited number of elephants that are pre-selected according to factors like age and sex. They cannot shoot breeding animals...
The result is that in Namibia, South Africa and Botswana, elephant populations are well-stocked and healthy, while incidences of poaching have been kept to low levels.
this is not just random poaching with no goal.
i think people who dont hunt might not realize how much paperwork is involved.. its a lot of thought out work by conservation programs to make sure populations are kept in balance with their environment and other species..
So it must be time (Score:5, Insightful)
Gandi.net - ethical registrar that don't advertise (Score:5, Informative)
Gandi.net are a sizable international registrar i first heard of back during the last 'elephant sized' Godaddy debacle.
They support a load of projects like Debian and the EFF, along with charities like the International Federation of Human Rights and the WWF.
They cost a tiny bit more than Godaddy but it's a pittance given the manner with which they conduct themselves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandi [wikipedia.org]
https://www.gandi.net/supports/ [gandi.net]
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Gandi is a great company. I don't use them for my domains because I don't like getting it all from one company but their VPS offer is really good.
I used to run on Knownhost but switched to Gandi because their servers are more reliable, faster and customer service is better.
Re:So it must be time (Score:4, Informative)
http://hostgator.com/ [hostgator.com]
They offer great hosting and domain management with support for everything you'd ever need, even with shared hosting. Technical support is also great and instantaneous.
Use coupon code nosopa25percent for 25% off your entire order as well.
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internet.bs is a good registrar.
Name.com, namecheap, and domain.com all have transfer specials right now because of Godaddy's support.
Re:So it must be time (Score:5, Informative)
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Ok, that's awesome. They're on my list as registrar-to-consider if I ever need to move a domain for that.
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seconded for namecheap. I've had good experiences with them, albeit for my very-limited needs.
Re:So it must be time (Score:5, Interesting)
Namecheap. They currently have a coupon code SOPASUCKS for domain transfers.
I can happily confirm that all of my godaddy domains have been successfully transferred to namecheap (eNom) without any noticable downtime. The geeks have spoken.
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Re:So it must be time (Score:5, Insightful)
So GoDaddy are Mental (Score:2)
No surprise there. Aside selling domain registry, what else they got?
Rather like saying it's OK to invade some country because you have an ally who's a pin-prick in the Pacific willing to go along with you.
Bad Decision GoDaddy (Score:3, Interesting)
i live in Australia but this bill is rediculous.
Re:Bad Decision GoDaddy (Score:5, Insightful)
Moving your domains now and sending them a note will help *prevent* this bill being passed.
Re:Bad Decision GoDaddy (Score:5, Insightful)
Don't wait for them to pass it.
Do it now, and email them to tell them why you're doing it.
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I like Hover.com (Score:5, Informative)
Nothing exceptional, but they do the job well. Price isn't bad, nice little web interface to change everything. I'm sure it isn't the be all end all, but I've been pleased with it.
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Of course they back SOPA... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Of course they back SOPA... (Score:5, Insightful)
Sarbanes–Oxley is an odd one, because it affects companies in a sort of inverted U shape: small businesses owned by fewer than 500 shareholders are completely exempt, but it hits "medium-sized" large companies more than very large ones.
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Re:Of course they back SOPA... (Score:5, Interesting)
Sox slows down productivity of mega corporations by a factor of 10.
What took 4 days in 2000 takes 40 days today.
We had a production emergency with a huge client today... it took FOUR HOURS to get permission for a programmer to debug the problem in production.
A few years back we had a 1 line change to a program. It took 47 days.
Both of these used to be much faster and easier.
I agree big companies can afford to pay the legal costs.
But they suffer invisible massive productivity costs.
And it does NOTHING to stop massive fraud (see MF Global).
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Um, if you do t know what SOX is then you're not quite a "real boy" in the IT world. Pretty much ant company big enough to hire IT staff has to deal with SOX now.. Even just to prove they DON'T need to do it.
If you don't know what it is, learn it, love it. The majority of the requirements are good IT practice anyway.
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Might surprise you, but I know SOA but not HIPPA. Maybe because SOA affects even me, across the pond in old Europe (because that piece of turd affects our companies here, too), but HIPPA doesn't.
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Dude, how can you spell out the name of the act and still get the acronym wrong?
HIPAA. One P, two As.
Reddit Boycotts GoDaddy (Score:5, Funny)
One more reason... (Score:2)
I never liked GoDaddy much in the first place.
wow, a reason to like GoDaddy even less (Score:2)
wow, a reason to like GoDaddy even less
I was already skeptical of a company that feels the need to resort to crass sex-appeal ad blitzes
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This is why I never dealt with them. It never even crossed my mind that they might have a good/inexpensive service. I don't have a problem with advertising blitzes as long as they aren't completely tasteless. Take Geico, for example. If they stop advertising I'll be sad, and I'm well aware that their crappy insurance doesn't cover shit. Their commercials are funny and well made and they always come up with new ones. GoDaddy's commercials don't even make sense. They don't even tell you what they sell.
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Money (Score:5, Insightful)
I suspect GoDaddy stands to make a lot of money blacklisting, blocking, banning, and otherwise screwing up the DNS, for a price...and that is why they signed.
So under SOPA.... (Score:3)
Could the USA shut slashdot down if an AC's posted some torrent links for content that infringed on copyright?
What metric does the US government use to determine if some content is infringing that makes it worth shutting down access to the entire website?
Will the USA also be shutting down irc, which is also used by many people to send copyrighted content to others illegally?
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What metric does the US government use to determine if some content is infringing that makes it worth shutting down access to the entire website?
Whatever they don't like.
Re:So under SOPA.... (Score:5, Insightful)
The standard one court order. Just needs a single judge to sign the paperwork. The entire point of SOPA is to shut down sites that are hosted and operated from outside the US, so a full trial is not possible.
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The parallels between what it seems to propose and China's famous firewall seem obvious.
Re:So under SOPA.... (Score:5, Insightful)
Isn't the point of SOPA to block people within the USA from accessing content outside of the USA that they cannot otherwise claim jurisdiction over?
Nope. The point of SOPA is to abuse Verisign's US jurisdiction by seizing the domains of content on .COM/.NET/.ORG outside of the USA (and inside, too. Let's be honest. Why go through the trouble of a trial when they've got their new rubber stamp to meet the same end?) so that NO ONE can access it. They're trying to be the great firewall of China for the whole world.
It won't work that way, of course, but it's still the intention.
As a web business owner, I hereby sever GoDaddy (Score:2)
Nerf 'em (Score:2)
Nerf 'em.
CRAP (Score:2)
You can still switch registrars (Score:4, Informative)
Anyone else do an easy Domains by Proxy? (Score:2)
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I use dreamhost, and my domain whois info is all under "Dreamhost Customer." I have the option to fill it in, but have never bothered, so I seem to get this "special privacy proxy service" just by default. This is what happened with getting the domain as part of my hosting plan. Not sure if they similarly proxy for people who bring their own domains, but it is
How to Leave GoDaddy (Score:5, Informative)
Jeff Epstein has put up a step-by-step guide detailing the easiest way to leave GoDaddy:
http://blog.jeffepstein.me/post/14629857835/a-step-by-step-guide-to-transfer-domains-out-of-godaddy [jeffepstein.me]
Take special note of that trick to confirm the transfers at the end, because it can save you a five day wait. There are also ways to export your zones if you made the mistake of using GoDaddy as your DNS provider. Several other registrars are running deals right now, too. I've heard people saying that NameCheap (which is anti-SOPA [namecheap.com]) will let you keep the time you had paid for, so if you registered a domain for 10 years, you won't just lose it all. They even have a coupon of SOPASUCKS
While NameCheap appears to be the most active anti-SOPA registrar, other honorable mentions include MediaTemple (the CEO has tweeted that he is opposed to SOPA [twitter.com]) and DNSimple (which offers a discount for those escaping GoDaddy [dnsimple.com]),
Re:How to Leave GoDaddy (Score:5, Informative)
I remember an awesome quote (Score:2, Funny)
From an episode of the apprentice, Trump said "It only takes one stupid decision to ruin a company".
"GoneDaddy" has a nice ring to it xD
Why is this even news? (Score:2)
GoDaddy is unbelievably evil, and most people already know that. Did this surprise anyone?
It's their own fault (Score:2, Funny)
NASCAR (Score:4, Insightful)
NASCAR, need I say more? NASCAR depends on ESPN and the networks who are part of the media conglomerates who are pushing SOPA through in the first place. GoDaddy's primary advertising partner is a NASCAR driver.
Personally, I don't know how advertising through Danika Patrick ever worked out for them. It's not like they have advertisements on their website, so it's not like tricking rednecks into thinking there's Danika Patrick porn on there really brings in any revenue. I've had to explain to several people what GoDaddy actually is, because even after they visit the site in the vain hope of seeing Danika take it all off, they still don't understand what it's for.
As far as purchasing domains and web hosting. . .I don't know anyone who uses them. Obviously some people do, but I've always assumed they have some advertising scheme worked out. The way they exploit Danika just seems to imply there's no sense of business ethics, or even the desire to appear to have some, at the company. Of course, supporting SOPA proves this theory of mine.
GoDaddy is to Blank... (Score:2)
I reply to support moving away from GoDaddy (Score:2)
Thank you for all the good tips above. I will celebrate on the day GoDaddy is going out of business.
Thank you, 1&1 (Score:2)
That is all.
moving domains tomorrow (Score:2)
RIM Job (Score:2)
-3, fuck you godaddy (Score:4, Interesting)
Was too lazy to transfer domains, but now I moved my 3 domains away from GoDaddy, to Gandi.net.
Now I don't understand how I managed to ever use that horrible GoDaddy interface, aargh.
Keep GoDaddy's history in mind (Score:5, Informative)
2. They have a very long and ongoing history of supporting more spammer, phishers, scammer, forger, etc. domains than anyone else. (See same source, plus archives of the spam-l mailing list.) The reason? They run an "abuse desk" that passes on complaints to the spammers, who can then of course target complainers for retaliation. (Yes, they do occasionally make a show of removing spammer domains -- but only when sufficient public exposure has turned up the heat enough. And even in those cases, they (a) help the spammers move the domains to another registrar and (b) sell the same spammers more domains.)
3. They confiscated the SecLists.org domain out of sheer spite and stupidity. (See the Wayback Machine's archives of the NoDaddy web site. Read the rest of it while you're at it.)
4. They run offensively sexist, sleazy TV commercials. (Yes, I like boobies too -- who doesn't? -- but these ads are insulting and degrading to women.)
5. They frequently bungle/obstruct domain changes and transfers and make it effectively impossible for domain owners to fix the situation.
6. Spammer Bob Parsons likes to kiil endangered, sentient animals for fun. Think about that for a minute: just for the thrill of the kill, this complete asshole is willing to extinguish the life of a beautiful, compassionate, free animal. That's one of the most selfish, low, vicious things that someone can do -- whether that animal happens to be an elephant or a fellow human being. And it tells you everything that you need to know about him: he'll do anything for self-interest/profit...including selling out the entire Internet.
7. The bottom line is this: there is no point in threatening GoDaddy. If they take it sufficiently seriously, they'll just lie about it and then quietly go back on their word once the furor dies down. So don't threaten. Just act. Get your stuff out of there, tell everyone else you know to get their stuff out of there, and let's be down with it. Spammer Bob Parsons has already made far too much money and done far too much damage in the process; it's time to blacklist him and his company forever. They don't deserve the privilege of your business, and they certainly don't deserve to be part of the Internet community.
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No thanks (Score:4, Informative)
So this means you don't do business with GoDaddy. Don't support companies that want to infringe on you.