Looks like someone acted out of their way! Hosting and domain registrar big daddy, Go Daddy has lost more than 37,000 domains in the past two days due to the company’s stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act. This came as a result of the intense backlash from customers and Internet critics after Go Daddy appeared on an official list of companies supporting SOPA. Well, the internet responded by staging a wide-spread boycott where people would switch their domains to another registrar, which Go Daddy initially dismissed as having little impact on their business.
After the backlash Go Daddy reversed their stance on SOPA but that was after 37,000 domains were transferred off of its service, according to information reported by The Domains. The report indicates that over 15,000 domains were transferred off Thursday and another 21,054 domains on Friday.
Citing reports from TechCrunch and Gizmodo, Reddit users point out that Go Daddy CEO Warren Adelman is neither for or against SOPA — a convenient position to take considering his company’s customer base is fleeing. While Adelman admits the bill needs work, he said the company isn’t beyond throwing support to another SOPA-like piece of legislation in the future.
SOPA gives both the U.S. government and copyright holders the authority to seek court orders against websites associated with infringing, pirating and/or counterfeiting intellectual property. The implication of having the act pass is that it could drastically change the way the Internet operates. For more information about the bill, check out this nifty infographic about what SOPA means for business and innovation.
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