[arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language

[Owen DeLong]

> On Nov 1, 2022, at 06:15, Brian Jones <bjones at vt.edu> wrote:
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> See inline comments.
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> Brian Jones
> Virginia Tech
> ARIN Advisory Council
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>> On Oct 31, 2022, at 8:09 PM, Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML <arin-ppml at arin.net <mailto:arin-ppml at arin.net>> wrote:
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>> I’m not sure we’re looking to encourage greater use so much as to make the policy more comprehensible.
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> Raising awareness that there is such a thing could increase usage.

It might, indeed, and if it does, that’s not a bad thing. However, I don’t see greater usage as the goal of this update. I see it as a possible additional outcome that could be positive.

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>> Section 11 is rarely used these days (though it is used), but it was quite frequently used in the earlier days of IP. Nonetheless, it does still get used from time to time, often enough that I think it is worth keeping it on the books.
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> I think it should stay on the books, it is a useful thing for researchers to have access to, whether academic or otherwise.

Then we are in agreement.

>> Certainly any institutions or individuals who have made or would make use of section 11 are more than welcome to comment in this process.
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> I am not aware of Virginia Tech making use of this section of the policy, however I can easily see several scenarios where an experimental allocation would not only be useful but in some cases required either by contract or to meet grant demands.

Indeed.

Owen

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