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<div>On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Martin Hannigan wrote:</div>
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<p>This needs work, but support.</p>
<p>I am curious about one thing. Where does ARIN derive its authority over legacy addresses?</p>
<p>Not just legal blustering, a real codified reference. </p>
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<div>Martin - </div>
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<div> ARIN assumed full responsibility for the Internet Protocol (IP) number assignments </div>
<div> and related administrative tasks previously managed under the InterNIC program, </div>
<div> and this specifically includes responsibility for the existing legacy assignments. </div>
<div> As a result, users of IP numbers now have a voice in the policies by which they</div>
<div> are allocated and managed (to the extent that they wish to exercise that voice in</div>
<div> the policy process.) There are quite a few references to this transition, e.g. NSF's</div>
<div> press release here: <<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=102819">http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=102819</a>></div>
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<div> FYI - We are going to count your email as a statement of support for the petition;</div>
<div> if you meant otherwise or change your mind, just send an appropriate message.</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
<div>President and CEO</div>
<div>ARIN</div>
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