[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-172 Additional definition for NRPM Section 2 - Legacy Resources

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> > [Milton L Mueller] See above. I guess you have forgotten the context
> > of this discussion. There is a policy proposal to define legacy
> > resources in a specific way. Opponents of this new definition have
> > insisted that ARIN holds rights over the exchange of those resources
> > and are rejecting the proposed definition because of that.
> 
> This is a strawman.  That is not the only or even the common reason why
> at least some people oppose this proposal.  1) It codifies practices and
> applies retroactively in a way inconsistant with current and previous
> practice, in that requires a written agreement.

[Milton L Mueller] huh? ARIN has no authority other than its written agreements. 

>  2) It extends the scope
> ot "legacy" status well beyond the current de facto situation.

[Milton L Mueller] debatable. 

>  3) It ignores that despite the lack or a written RSA, there was an
> understanding between ARIN's predecessors and address holders that the
> addresses were to be used for network numbering and management, were
> issued on a needs basis, and were to be returned or reallocated if the
> holder's needs changed. 

[Milton L Mueller] utterly false, factually. The legacy allocations made in the 1980s did not carry any such implications, you are reading current policies and obligations backwards into history.