[arin-ppml] Proposal to ban Leasing of IP Addresses in the ARIN region

[Owen DeLong]

Multiple people in the thread have put forth the belief that LIRs leasing addresses without connectivity would distort pricing in the leasing market and in the transfer market.

I have pointed out that LIRs leasing addresses with connectivity generally charge more per address per month than those offering addresses without connectivity.

I have asked in light of the alleged fears over market distortion, how this is a greater good.

So yes, many have been discussing (indirectly and without violating the anti-trust laws, actually) the impacts of pricing of related services by ARIN participants towards their customers.

There is no confusion from how I put the text of my proposal. It was intended exactly as it has been interpreted and exactly to launch the discussion which has ensued.

Owen


> On Sep 22, 2021, at 10:55 , Fernando Frediani <fhfrediani at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi John
> 
> I don't think anyone discussing this thread is much concerned about pricing of services between ARIN participants and their customers really. I am personally not. The confusion may have come from the way Owen have put the text of this proposal.
> What we are discussing so far is only about a proposal to have an appropriate language to ban Leasing of IP Addresses by LIRs. 
> 
> Hope this helps to clarify
> 
> Regards
> Fernando
> 
> Em 22/09/2021 14:48, John Curran escreveu:
>> Fernando -
>> 
>> Michael was 100% correct - do not engage in discussions of pricing or other terms of service between ARIN participants and their customers. Doing so is prohibited by US antitrust law and ARIN will not be a party to facilitating such discussions.
>> 
>> Participants who attempt to violate applicable law in this manner will be expressly removed from ARIN mailing lists in order to protect the remainder of the community that is able to participate properly.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> /John
>> 
>> John Curran
>> President and CEO
>> American Registry for Internet Numbers
>> 
>>> On Sep 22, 2021, at 12:12 PM, Fernando Frediani <fhfrediani at gmail.com> <mailto:fhfrediani at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I believe maybe Michael didn't understand well the matter fully or got only part of it.
>>> Probably what caused more confusion was how Owen put the part "No signatory to any ARIN RSA is permitted by policy to engage in a recurring charge for addresses or a differentiated service charge based on the number if addresses issued to a customer.". That could be dubious in the sense that a LIR could not charge administrative fees when they assign addresses to their connectivity customers.
>>> 
>>> A simple: "No signatory to any ARIN RSA is permitted by policy to engage issuing addresses to non-conectivity customers. Addresses must be provided strictly as part of a contract for connectivity services."
>>> 
>>> I think Owen tried to put in a way to strengthen his point of view the LIR lease addresses and by that text they would not permitted to do even for connectivity customers.Simplifying it would achieve the objective in the subject without necessarily change the usual way LIRs allocate addresses to their *connectivity customers*.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Fernando
>>> 
>>> On 22/09/2021 13:00, Isaiah Olson wrote:
>>>> Hi Michael, 
>>>> 
>>>> I appreciate you clarifying this issue. If this policy proposal is considered out of scope, I would ask why Mike's policy proposal to explicitly allow leasing is considered in-scope for this PDP? If it is ARIN's position that it "does not impose any such restrictions on trade or pricing" with regards to pricing structure, why does ARIN differentiate justified need for transfers (trade) based on the absence or presence of connectivity services? 
>>>> 
>>>> I am happy to dispatch with any discussions that are not relevant or allowed, but I think that your post requires additional clarification of what topics are not permissible since many of the issues you have raised as out of scope are germane to other policies under discussion. 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks, 
>>>> Isaiah 
>>>> 
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