Hello Dave,

GDI has full rights to the .WS domain. Nobody else does. When someone joins GDI (purchases a domain name from them) that person becomes an affiliate of GDI and can earn commission anytime someone signs up for GDI through them.

GoDaddy gets their .WS domains from GDI. When someone purchases a .WS domain from GoDaddy, GoDaddy registers that domain name through GDI for the person wanting it. And everytime that person that bought the GDI domain through GoDaddy pays their $9.99 a month payment, GoDaddy gets the commission INSTEAD of you!
GoDaddy is making commission that YOU would have made from GDI if you had purchased the .WS domain name through GDI.

GoDaddy knows that by referring others to GDI, just like everyone else, they will make money every month that person keeps their domain.
GoDaddy just gets it through GDI FOR you instead of you going to GDI and getting it.
If you had gone through GDI to get your .ws domain name, then YOU would have been able to start making commissions from referrals, but since you purchased the .ws domain name through GoDddy, GoDaddy makes the commission from GDI everytime you pay your $9.99 monthly payment.

You lost out and now GoDaddy is getting your $9.99 a month AND the commission from GDI everytime you keep your .WS domain name, PLUS they don't give you your FREE 7 day trial like GDI does.
When you first join, you don't have to make one payment until you've tried it for 7 days then you pay $10.00 a month. GoDaddy just nakes it look like a deal since they give it for one penny less. They can afford a penny, because they are making much more than that in commissions

If you would like to join GDI, they now offer other domain name extensions such as:
.com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .mobi, .name, .us, .in, .cc, .cn, .bz, .tv and .la. They also accept Paypal now, making it easier for those without a credit card to join and earn.
Here's an access code for you: mov if you would like to join. Send me an email if you decide to, I'd be more than willing to help you and would love for you to be part of my team.

Don't let GoDaddy make the money off of you that you should have been able to earn.
Godaddy found an awesome way to work that deal :/
They just aren't going to tell you that they are getting the domain name through GDI because then nobody would get the domain name through GoDaddy and GoDaddy wouldn't be raking in the dough from it because everyone would just go straight to the .ws source - GDI.

Like I said, nobody but GDI has 100% rights to the .WS domain, everyone that sells the .WS domain other than GDI is just using it to make commission from GDI AND the monthly fee they charge you.

I hope that answered your question. Any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at:
webmaster@worldhosting.ws