[arin-ppml] DRAFT POLICY ARIN-2011-1: GLOBALLY COORDINATED TRANSFER POLICY (Legacy space)

[John Curran]

On Apr 12, 2011, at 9:22 PM, William Herrin wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:45 PM, John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> wrote:
>> 
>> It is unlikely that they would be a qualified recipient.
> 
> There's an interesting life insurance scam. ...
> 
> So, the IP speculator pays you to provide him with the requisite
> background documents and the required signed transfer letters with the
> recipient blank.

Or (even simpler): you and he agree that you will not transfer the 
resources other than as he directs.

> As a practical matter, can a legacy registrant sell their IP's to a
> speculator? Yes. Yes, they can.

Not in the above cases, as no transfer actually occurred in either case.
There are some interesting contracts (and amazing potential for scams of
all sorts), but resource transfers to the recipient when the registration 
is updated in accordance with policy.

FYI,
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN