The DNS resolver Quad9 writes in its post [A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy](https://quad9.net/news/blog/when-enforcing-copyright-starts-breaking-the-internets-plumbing/ „Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy“), that infrastructure providers are increasingly under financial strain. The reason, it says, is short-sighted court rulings that have mostly been decided in favor of copyright holders’ interests. Those hit hardest are smaller, non-profit providers, while large tech companies can easily absorb such costs into their business models. If this trend continues, we risk an Internet that is almost entirely run and controlled by big IT companies. It’s an example of how the economic interests of a few are protected at the expense of the public.

The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.