Why is .gov only for US government agencies?

Tue Oct 21 17:42:38 UTC 2014

On 10/21/2014 01:33 PM, Sandra Murphy wrote:
> On Oct 21, 2014, at 11:08 AM, David Conrad <drc at virtualized.org> wrote:
>
>> On Oct 20, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Barry Shein <bzs at world.std.com> wrote:
>>> Not that anyone is looking for a solution but I suppose one possible
>>> solution would be to use the two-letter cctld then gov like
>>> parliament.uk.gov or parliament.ca.gov etc.
>>>
>>> No doubt there would be some collisions but probably not too serious.
>> Folks outside of the US have issues with the US government having a role in the administration of the root, even if that role is to ensure ICANN does screw the pooch.
> I'm thinking there's a "not" missing here.
>
> --Sandy

Depends on whether we're talking about the nominal or effective role of 
government...  ;)

- Peter