[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-147 Set Transfer Need to 24 months and Clarify Exception

[Owen DeLong]

I do not support the proposal as written.

First, I don't see a benefit to the community from adding 8.2 to the
exemption. 8.2 is for transferring resources already in use as a
result of M&A and as such should not require any sort of exemption
or time period specification of any type. The resources should already
have justified need and be in use at the time of transfer. Adding
a 24 month time frame for speculative need only enhances the
opportunities for fraudulent transfers and abuse.

Second, I think there was value in preserving the 12 month horizon
for transfers in that the shortening of the horizon to three months
was for the purpose of limiting the extent to which a single organization
could "shut out" their competitors by collecting a twelve month supply
of addresses right as several of them ran out. No such protection makes
sense in the transfer market. However, expanding policy to a 24
month horizon makes no more sense for transfers than it would have
for allocations.

Owen

On May 2, 2011, at 11:00 AM, ARIN wrote:

> ARIN-prop-147 Set Transfer Need to 24 months and Clarify Exception
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> ARIN-prop-147 Set Transfer Need to 24 months and Clarify Exception
> 
> Proposal Originator: Matthew Kaufman
> 
> Proposal Version: 1
> 
> Date: 2 May 2011
> 
> Proposal type: new
> 
> Policy term: permanent
> 
> Policy statement:
> 
> Change section 4.2.4.4 content as follows:
> 
> Replace:
> "This reduction does not apply to resources received via section 8.3. An
> organization receiving a transfer under section 8.3 may continue to
> request up to a 12-month supply of IP addresses."
> 
> With:
> "This reduction does not apply to resources received via transfer. An
> organization receiving a transfer under section 8 may request up to a
> 24-month supply of IP addresses."
> 
> Rationale:
> 
> The exception should apply to transfers under 8.2 as well as 8.3 (and
> any future transfer policies).
> 
> Due to the complexity of the financial transaction that may be
> involved and the associated budgeting on the part of the receiving
> organization, 24 months is a more reasonable amount of forecast need to
> allow to be fulfilled via the transfer process.
> 
> Potential benefit to address aggregation by allowing fewer larger
> transfers sooner.
> 
> Timetable for implementation: immediate
> 
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