[arin-ppml] Alternative to arbitrary transfers

[Chris Caputo]

On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, 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 it still holds that returned addresses need to be 
> made available to the community and not pirated peer2peer for profit.
> 
> 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.

What is the basis of belief for your last sentence?  I ask because I don't 
see how being a regional monopolistic broker violates not-for-profit or 
non-profit status.

Chris