When deleted domain names are up for auction at one of the public dropcatchers there's a registrar who's accreditation was used to dropcatch the domain name in question. The auction service and the registrar then splits the revenue from any sold domain.
If any changes, like the once you're asking for, is implemented, there are no guarantees the auction houses will keep on like they do. I'm sure many registrars will start catching the best domains in their own name, for keeps. Why would they catch a great keyword.com just to auction it off and only get a cut, when they can keep the domain without sharing it? Just like they do today, with the only difference being that the domain name actually drops.
You're talking about section 3.7.9 in ICANNs RAA. I know you've already learned this section doesn't prohibit or require anything from John Berryhill, but I think Dave Zan sums it up very nicely here:
From post #15 in this thread: http://www.namepros.com/domain-name...t-15-969-a.html
Well, that sounds good, but how are you going to enforce such a rule? You have to draw the line somewhere. I'm pretty sure you don't think it's fair that Google Inc looses their accreditation just because BuyDomains.com acquires a couple of shares in Google, do you?
It will always be possible to work around rules like this. A registrar holding company will of course have different companies for holding domain names and being the registrar. If needed ownership can be hidden using several corporations in various jurisdictions. In the end a change in rules/regulations will only make it harder for a normal company to play within all these rules.
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