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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Taxation of the Internet is a local government
matter. In the States political pressure has resulted in little to no
taxation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The same forces will act on these new
assets.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Taxes are bad, but their existence is no reason to
avoid a market.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mike</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=v6ops@globis.net href="mailto:v6ops@globis.net">Ray Hunter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=arin-ppml@arin.net
href="mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net">arin-ppml@arin.net</A> ; <A
title=mike@nationwideinc.com href="mailto:mike@nationwideinc.com">Mike
Burns</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 03, 2011 1:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [arin-ppml] Fw: Accusation
of fundamental, conflictofinterest/IPaddresspolicy pitched directly to
ICANN</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><PRE wrap="">Whilst I don't necessarily agree than an IPv4 address has any "value", and it's your idea to create an (artificial) market where address allocations attract a hard dollar value (which they traditionally haven't had), I would note the following concern: Any legal entity that transfers an intangible asset across an (international) border for a payment is almost certainly going to attract the attention of more than one government entity regarding accounting and taxation, not least for Value Added Tax, international transfer pricing, avoidance of income tax ......
See for example <A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.kluwerlaw.com/Catalogue/titleinfo.htm?ProdID=904119925X">http://www.kluwerlaw.com/Catalogue/titleinfo.htm?ProdID=904119925X</A>
The <A href="https://www.arin.net/knowledge/rirs/ARINcountries.html">ARIN service region</A> includes Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States. The Internet is even bigger.
So would your market free of government restrictions and taxes be international, limited to national boundaries? NAFTA? state boundaries? or what?
Would corporations and not for profit entities now have to enter an asset value in their annual accounts for the value of an IPv4 allocation?
If something has a value, and can therefore be taxed, it's much more likely to attract more government control, not less. Just look at the wireless spectrum allocation auctions. Is this what you want for the Internet?
Be careful what you wish for.
regards,
RayH
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">My interest is in having a market for the buying and selling of IP addresses free from government and psuedo-government restrictions like taxes and justification requirements.
Regards,
Mike Burns</PRE>
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