Suppose then that the government concerned approaches ICANN to get the domain moved to another party? What then?

ICANN's Government Advisory Committee says the matter should be dealt with in accordance with the national law of the country concerned, says Cheryl Langdon Orr, the delegate from the Internet Society's Australian chapter. ICANN would not consider itself empowered to make such a move if ownership was legal. However, the government concerned could step in and make a new law if it wished.

Another scenario supposed that a military coup took place in Gondwanaland and that the ruling general then appointed his cousin "Supreme Head of IT" and the owner of the .go domain. How should ICANN react to this?

ICANN should stall and consult the pre-coup holder of the domain to assess public support for the change, says Canadian domain manager Bernie Turcotte.

New Zealand's ICANN board member Peter Dengate Thrush pointed out that delegates were neglecting the legal analysis of domain problems.