Re: [IFWP] Fwd: Re: Power Politics and the New Internet Order

[Michael Sondow]

Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> BTW, from which source comes the idea of ICANN wanting to "own" all levels
> of the domain space? Up to now I have heard it often, but always as an
> opinion of somebody on ICANN's intentions, and I was unable so far to find
> any document where ICANN itself makes this claim.
> 
> Can somebody point me to such a document? ;>)

Yes. The ICANN Registrar Accreditation Policy and Agreement, in
which ICANN tells registrars under what conditions they can register
domain names for registrants.