Hi folks! Like most of you, I came across this forum after getting screwed by GoDaddy.
My website, endh1b.com, was shut down last December after some scumbags filed a defamation suit. You can read about that case here:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/order-shut-down-websites-critical-apex-technology-The judge issued a temporary and preliminary injunction ordering GoDaddy to shut down the domain.
I got a lawyer, fought the suit, and I got the case dismissed. I sent the court order dismissing the case to
domaindisputes@godaddy.com. Some idiot named Christopher Patterson sent me this email:
Thank you for your message. The Order does not say that the Injunction enjoining GoDaddy.com from hosting the site has been terminated. The domain names will remain on Registrar-Lock to maintain the status-quo until GoDaddy.com is further ordered by the court.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Kindest Regards,
Christopher Patterson
Disputes Administrator
GoDaddy.com, Inc.
WTF? Has anybody else come across this? They are saying I need to get a court order to unlock my domain?
What a nightmare. I wish I had been smarter and registered offshore, with anonymoussheap.com, which is what I did with my domains after the lawsuit.