This is simply rent-seeking on GoDaddy's part. It's not authoritarianism. It is just greed.
SOPA will increase cost and complexity for all providers. GoDaddy figures they're better at coping with SOPA's implementation than potential competitors. Thus, SOPA will be a useful barrier to the entry of disruptive competition, which will have to develop their
own SOPA compliance systems.
SOPA will increase cost and complexity for all providers. GoDaddy figures they're better at coping with SOPA's implementation than potential competitors. Thus, SOPA will be a useful barrier to the entry of disruptive competition, which will have to develop their own SOPA compliance systems.