[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal 2008-6

[Kevin Kargel]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Kaufman [mailto:matthew at matthew.at]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:26 PM
> To: Kevin Kargel
> Cc: arin-ppml at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Policy Proposal 2008-6
> 
> Kevin Kargel wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > I tend to think though that the majority of the community will not
> benefit
> > from this new profitable market, and I do not see it as beneficial to
> make a
> > policy change so that a few can make much more money from the rest.
> >
> > ...
> Either there will be people who need IPv4 address space enough that
> they'll pay money for it -- whether that market is one where the

Actually it matters a lot.  There will be (are) many small businesses who
will need IP addresses and depend on them for their business who will not be
able to afford them.  This tips the balance heavily in the favor of the big
players and against the small guy and against the consumer who will
ultimately have to pay for it.

> transfers are recorded via a transfer policy or one where the transfers
> are recorded through the manipulation of shell companies -- or there
> won't be, in which case nobody will use the new policy anyway, so it
> doesn't matter.
> 
> Again, "option C", where we don't ever run out of IPv4 space and anyone
> who needs some can get it for nearly free is far preferable, but it
> isn't going to be on the table any more.
> 
> Matthew Kaufman

Option C is already on the table.  It includes creating a larger pool of
addresses to draw from.  Sound familiar?
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