.gov spill-over traffic

[melmunch]

I have not seen much written about this. What is the legal status of regging or buying the .com or other extensions of a developed .gov site?

If www.welovethegovernment.gov was a developed site, and I registered the .com and got some type in traffic, can and will the government have a problem with this? Do they do udrp's?

Also, whether they do or they don't, what sort of revenue multiples do these sites sell for?

 

[namey]

I don't think the United States government cares about domain squatters; I haven't seen them take any actions against any domain owners. If you're going to do it, the .com is good but you should also get the .org.

 

[Kate]

irs.com has been in the spotlight lately... it seems that there is a rule which may forbid use of government initials
I also remember the owner of fda.com came here a few months ago... gets a lot of traffic - most likely spillover for fda.gov