I really wish Cloudflare at least made $1 or $2 Gross Profits per domain. Who paids for Domain Register Support? I would much rather be a "customer" than I am not sure where they are making money from my Domain.
P.S - If those were wholesale price, do other companies get heavy discount for signing up in bulks? How do other companies made money when they are selling it for $0.99 or $6.99
Can I get more horror stories to confirm those are real? It's unfortunate because namecheap used to have the exact opposite reputation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3396606
The attacking party had no court order, subpoena, judgement, etc.
Ted from namecheap asked me to email him. He confirmed legal had received the complaints, but said they hadn't replied.
He hasn't replied to my email since (3 days ago) to offer any explanation how the attacking lawyers got details on in NC.
YMMV, but it is a real issue, which cost me just under 2k in legal fees to unwind. I am definitely moving away from NC, sadly, after 10 years.
If someone really wanted to sue you, it's pretty cheap to issue subpoenas (<$100). The provider can quash the subpoena on the customers' behalf[1] but I don't know any who does.
In our instance, our service providers received a swath of C&Ds electronically, alleging IP infringement.
Within 24 hours, our various services providers had disclosed personal information, cut off services, blocked payments.. all based on an unfounded email.
The legal system is based on due process. This process should be respected. If my service provider gets a legitimate subpoena, I expect them to react.
However, I don't expect them to divulge personal information and cut off services based on an unfounded email. It's really, really nuts how quickly you can lose your business / take down someone else's business..