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I wonder if GoDaddy supports this because it gives them a clearer legal framework for dealing with complaints of piracy problems on domains they have under mana
by JamisonM 15y ago
I wonder if GoDaddy supports this because it gives them a clearer legal framework for dealing with complaints of piracy problems on domains they have under management. If I were them I would be concerned about my legal responsibilities to the parties whose domains I manage and to the complainants and would want specific legislation that can allow my business to address complaints in a standardized manner that is unlikely to make me look worse than the other guy down the block.
If this is the case then as a business they pretty much have to support it -- it would be their obligation to shareholders to do so.
- lallysingh 15y agoSorry I just don't get this. They're about as responsible as Verizon is for listings of "Escort Services" in the yellow pages.
- JamisonM 15y agoAs responsible morally or legally? Their moral obligation would be irrelevant to them as a business, their legal responsibilities right now might be unclear. If SOPA clarifies it for them in a way that they think will improve their business it makes sense for them to support it on that basis. Perhaps the parallel you draw is useful, if a business is doing something illegal and someone demands that their yellow page listing be pulled so that the phone company is not seen as supporting the business and sues them to get them to do so is there legislation to cover that? Legal precedent? Remember the Crag's List flap over "erotic services"? GoDaddy does not want to be put in a similar position of having to decide between Legal/PR battle to defend their customers vs. just giving in. Maybe SOPA gives them that clarity?