No, don't get me wrong, I love America. The point I was trying to make was that US
NPOs are at an advantage, as some(all?) NPOs from other countries may not be able
to register as a certified USA NPO, and so won't be able to register their domain.>>It
seems that some are bashing US in general....
Who wouldn't? :) seriously though,
the whole thing seems to be USA-Centric, when an international TLD is restricted
to USA NPOs.
The main (International) issues are that:
- hardly any non-USA
based NPOs can register as a NPO under US regulations
- it is far too difficult
to consider the rules to become an NPO, as they are different for almost every different
country.
lastly, this quote from metafilter.com seems so sum it up:
Q] Obviously
I'm not a company or an ISP, so by their rules I'm not supposed to register a .net
or a .com for myself.. which leaves what, exactly?
a] An account with AOL or GeoCities,
of course. The Internet is for business, you silly consumers!