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So $185k buys what essentially amounts to the right to "broker" a gTLD suffix. This is building into the system a prohibitively high barrier to entry, which al

So $185k buys what essentially amounts to the right to "broker" a gTLD suffix. This is building into the system a prohibitively high barrier to entry, which almost guarantees that the interests of the conglomerates will once again trump the small, innovative and more efficient. More details on why the $185K -- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13835997 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13835997

michaelpinto 15y ago
My fear is that brokers won't be the ones to buy it: For example a big media company could get ".movies" to control a domain space and use it as an anti-competitive tool against indie film makers who don't even get in the front door. Look if Disney wants ".disney" I'm cool with that, but I don't like the idea of Disney owning ".animation".