Re:GoDaddy: A glimpse of the Internet under SOPA
by dangrossman on Monday December 26, 2011 @05:47PM
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> your corporation could face multiple charges of violations of constitutional rights
I don't think that can actually happen. The first amendment is a prohibition against Congress passing certain types of laws, not a cause of action for citizens to sue people. You have no right to freedom of speech or expression on Hacker News, for example. You are also free to contract away that right with GoDaddy or anyone else; see NDAs.
The only liability GoDaddy could have are breach of contract, if the contract does not allow this (which it likely does), and a dispute with ICANN over registration rights.
I don't think that can actually happen. The first amendment is a prohibition against Congress passing certain types of laws, not a cause of action for citizens to sue people. You have no right to freedom of speech or expression on Hacker News, for example. You are also free to contract away that right with GoDaddy or anyone else; see NDAs.
The only liability GoDaddy could have are breach of contract, if the contract does not allow this (which it likely does), and a dispute with ICANN over registration rights.