[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-171 Section 8.4 Modifications: ASNandlegacy resources

[John Curran]

On Jun 11, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Mike Burns wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> Sorry for the delay in responding. I am not a lawyer, and would appreciate some help from ARIN's counsel on some elements of the law which escape me.
> 
> Let’s take this hypothetical:

Mike - 
 
 We don't engage our counsel in hypothetical situations or generating
 advisory opinions as they are seldom representative of the real world 
 and can easily lead to being misconstrued.  In addition, there is very
 real cost management aspect to be considered.

 If you wish to propose a policy, a review of ARIN's legal situation 
 that will result from adoption will occur during the staff and legal 
 review process.

 You might also want to review this article written by Steve Ryan, 
 ARIN's counsel, as it addresses some of the questions regarding 
 how ARIN views address holders rights to number resources - 
    
  http://www.mwe.com/info/pubs/internetprotocolnumbers0212.pdf

 Several of your questions are predicated on contrary views and it 
 is not ARIN's role to postulate on their merits (or lack thereof.)

Thanks!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN