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

[Milton L Mueller]

What he said...

> -----Original Message-----
> If ARIN ever decides not to list a transferred IP block between big
> legacy holders that refuse to sign any ARIN agreement, it is Armageddon
> time.  That would mean that ARIN wouldn't handle 100% of the existing IP
> listings in its database anymore - and now it isn't serving 100% of
> North America which is of course its mission.  Consequently, not listing
> 100% might get ARIN a black eye by the whole Internet community
> worldwide since they couldn't rely on ARIN fully anymore like they did
> up until that day.  There would be a huge court battle and as my
> original post concludes, nobody might like the outcome that comes from a
> judge.  Everybody loses.  In case anybody doesn't know, judges are all

[Milton L Mueller] snip

> Why on earth would ARIN ever want to take that chance.