07.08.2014 - 00:50 [ Tech Dirt ]

Big Pharma Given Control Of New .pharmacy Domain; Only Available To ‚Legitimate‘ Online Pharmacies

This is something new. Hitherto, there has been no danger of this kind of discrimination against particular classes of Internet users, since registry operators were focused on maximizing profits by getting as many domains issued as possible. That won‘t be the case for .pharmacy, where the aim is to police the online pharmacy world, and to protect the generous profits of big pharma — not make a few dollars selling a domain or two. Assuming that happens, we can probably expect other industries to follow suit in creating and controlling new domains, and for the Internet to become less free and neutral.