[arin-ppml] nonsense about unrealized awareness from legacy resource holders

[Martin Hannigan]

On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 05:44 Jo Rhett <geek at jorhett.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 13, 2022, at 11:03 AM, John Santos wrote:
>
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> > On 4/13/2022 12:51 AM, Jo Rhett wrote:
> > The DMV is a government agency and the public roads belong to the
> government.
> > ARIN is NOT a government agency, and the Internet is, for the most part,
> owned
> > by common carriers in private business.
>
> During the time in question when legacy resources without a contract were
> given, the Internet was a government project and those resources were
> government property. While commercial use of the NSFNet was rampant, it was
> explicitly illegal until 1992 when NSFNet stopped being funded directly
> from the government.



1989. World.std.com. MA USA.  Barry Shein and Mary Reindeau left Boston
University and began offering public access from the SS Pierce building in
Brookline. They used to call it a public utility. You might want to check
with Barry or Mary regarding facts.  They fought that battle. And won.  And
they're nice people.  You can chat with either at bzs@ or mer at .

Warm regards,

-M<


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