[arin-ppml] Alternative to arbitrary transfers

[Stephen Sprunk]

Kevin Kargel wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On
>> Behalf Of Dave Mohler
>> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 3:49 AM
>> To: 'Seth Mattinen'; ARIN PPML
>> Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Alternative to arbitrary transfers
>>
>> I'm attracted to some aspects of this approach.
>>
>> Is it important for a particular set of addresses to be transferred from Org A to Org B?
>>     
> While I wholeheartedly believe we should support transfers for reason of merger/acquisition ...

Existing policy already adequately covers M&A transfers.  And, in that 
case, it _is_ important that a particular set of addresses be 
transferred since, in a legitimate M&A transfer, the addresses are being 
transferred along with the equipment (and customers, etc.) that 
justified them and are already in use, which should not be arbitrarily 
interrupted.

> ... it still holds that returned addresses need to be made available to the community and not pirated peer2peer for profit.
>   

That is your opinion, not fact, and calling it "piracy" is a 
disingenuous attempt to sway others for reasons that have nothing to do 
with the debate at hand.

> If there were to be an IP market then ARIN should be the monopolistic broker.  Of course that is not possible while maintaining not-for-profit status.
>   

A registry (like your county clerk for deed recordings) is not a 
"monopolistic broker".  Please leave the legal claims and 
interpretations to ARIN's counsel, who is paid to handle such issues for 
us and quite competent at it.

S

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