Interesting Survey About Domain Registrars
#1
Fancy a read?

Survey: Are domain registrars free-speech friendly? - page 6 | CNET News.com

My take is it's high time people start being responsible by being aware, and
being aware by being responsible. You don't want to wait for someone else
to do that for you.

Start reading your registrars' fine prints and asking questions. Don't forget
that YOU are responsible for the choices you make.
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#2
I only read the first page of the report, and read the survey that one company answered. I'm not sure if it is a problem of free speech. The hosting companies are "private" and they have the right to do business following their own rules. I'm sure there are other hosting companies, more "obscure" that wouldn't have a problem hosting anything from anybody. They are only protecting themselves.
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#3
Thanks for the link, it was a great read.

Now let me just say that I do personally get special attention from Godaddy, and they are always very kind to me and helpful. However, I do think that GoDaddy was at fault in suspending SecLists.org. The site is a cutting edge security site and offers very original and high potential content.

The complaint was filed with Godaddy from MySpace. Myspace seems to be quickly becoming the new king of trademark infringment complaints and legal disputes.
First of all they went after typos of myspace.com, now they are going after these guys? I mean come on... business is business, but there is more to society than myspace's profits (which I, incidentally, do not think are harmed that much by these minor free speech issues as by the reputation that myspace is getting for sqwashing freedom of speech).


The way I see it, Godaddy is a domain registrar. They have obligations to ICANN's pseudo trademark laws, but they do not have any obligations to MySpace in non-trademark matters.


The content hosted on the servers to which the domain names point, is external to the sphere of action of GoDaddy. In this respect it is abuse. Not legal abuse (beacuse in their terms and conditions, godaddy says that they can suspend domains without reason), but this is ethically abuse. It is also a first amendment issue and a seperation of powers issue.

Godaddy should not have done what it has done.

Zach
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#4
thanks for the link. Domain registrar companies are always trying to cheat the customers. They show that they are the best but once you register with them you get screwed.
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