Impartiality of Dot Pharmacy TLD Questioned

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Impartiality of Dot Pharmacy TLD Questioned

By CircleID Reporter
July 21, 2014, 6:16 pm PDT Views: 5,773 Add Comment

Catherine Saez and William New reporting in Intellectual Property Watch: “New generic top-level domain names seem set to be a constant source of discussions and dissension. The domain ‘.pharmacy’ has been awarded to a United States pharmacy association with industry backing, stirring concerns among civil society and others. But the association insists it will work in an impartial manner to ensure safety of online pharmaceutical sales… The pharmacy gTLD is expected to be launched by NABP by autumn 2014. However, according to Gabriel Levitt, vice-president of the company PharmacyChecker.com, the main funders of the NABP application are Eli Lily, Merck and Pfizer, as shown on NABP ‘coalition support’ web page.”

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