[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-174 Policies Apply to All Resources in the Registry

[Avri Doria]

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avri


Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>   Could you take a moment to explain the concerns that you
>>   foresee with the policy change in addition to simply
>>   expressing opposition?  The reasoning is valued by others
>
>Sure, why not. 
>Given that ARIN has no contract with legacy holders, it is perfectly
>reasonable to conclude that ARIN's authority over them is limited. 
>If ARIN's authority is under question, you do not create legitimate
>authority simply by asserting it. Yet this proposed policy makes a
>unilateral and arbitrary assertion of authority over resources held by
>people over which ARIN has no contractual or other legal authority. You
>may as well assert that ARIN has authority over my house, ISP routing
>policies, website content,  whatever. 
>
>Moreover, it is a policy that seeks to resolve a major conflict among
>stakeholders by one side seeking complete dominance over another,
>rather than by seeking mutual agreement and benefit. I am really
>surprised that such a thing came from David Farmer, who seemed to be a
>nice and reasonable person the last time I talked to him. I would
>appeal to him to withdraw it, as no useful or enlightening exchanges
>will ensue from discussing it.
>
>The proposed policy would be laughable if it were not so akin to
>shouting fire in a crowded theater. Whatever your opinion on the status
>of legacy resources, this is not the way to resolve the conflicts
>around those issues. We all know that there is an issue here and we all
>know, or should know, that it cannot be resolved by one party simply
>asserting that they are the "king of the world" 
>
>--MM
>
>> >> ARIN-prop-174 Policies Apply to All Resources in the Registry
>> >>
>> >> Proposal Originator: David Farmer
>> >>
>> >> Proposal Version: 1.0
>> >>
>> >> Date: 19 June 2012
>> >>
>> >> Proposal type: Modify
>> >>
>> >> Policy term: Permanent
>> >>
>> >> Policy statement:
>> >>
>> >> Add as a new paragraph at the beginning of Section 1;
>> >>
>> >> ARIN is the Internet number registry for its service region and
>ARIN
>> >> number resource policies apply to all resources in the ARIN
>registry,
>> >> including those resources issued from a predecessor registry in
>the
>> >> Internet Registry system.
>> >>
>> >> Rationale:
>> >>
>> >> There is a perception by some that ARIN policy may not apply to
>legacy
>> >> resources. This proposal clarifies that ARIN policies apply to all
>> >> resources in the ARIN registry regardless if they are
>legacy-issued
>> >> resources.  ARIN was formed to give the users of IP numbers within
>North
>> >> American a voice in the policies by which they are managed and
>allocated
>> >> in the region.
>> >>
>> >> Timetable for implementation:  Immediate
>
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