[arin-ppml] The AC has a job to do with 2009-1, can you please help?

[Seth Mattinen]

Jeremy H.Griffith wrote:
> 
> I think sooner is better.  One major benefit of the sunset clause
> is that it puts a limit on speculation.  If someone "acquires" many
> blocks for resale, using whatever ploy works, I want them to know
> that their inventory will shortly become unsalable.  That should
> put a damper on price gouging.  It also protects ARIN against any
> later lawsuits by people who had such inventory when it became of
> no value.  If there were no sunset, they could claim that a reversal
> of the policy was a "taking", and effectively keep it in place
> forever by threatening to bankrupt ARIN if it changed.  I don't
> want the community held hostage that way.  So the more we can put
> an upfront limit on the duration of this policy, the better off
> we are.

Same. I'd like to see a limit of a year.


> That said, how about setting it to *begin* at ARIN runout, and
> *end* one year later?  That gives people a buffer, while making
> clear that the real answer lies elsewhere (IPv6), and discouraging
> speculators from entering a "market" that won't be there long.
> 

I like that, as long as "begins at runout" is explicit in such a way 
that there's no room to argue about it when it does take effect.

~Seth