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

[John Curran]

On Jun 20, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> [Milton L Mueller] It's very good that you understand the distinction between what ARIN's legal rights are and what good policy would be. Those who believe that ARIN should not record legacy transfers need to tell us what the policy rationale is. What good does such a refusal do? What harms might come of it? That would be an intelligent topic to discuss. If your concept of "doing good" means: "I hate those f**ing legacy holders and think they should be punished for not playing our 8.3 game" or "I want to punish people who make money from IP address trades," I suggest that this is not a constructive policy. 

Amazingly, I now find myself agreeing with Milton (at least on this 
point):  the community needs to focus on the reasoning and rationale 
in the process of making good policy.  Doing so will bring about the 
most productive outcomes of the policy development process.

Thanks!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN