Legal Obligation(s) of ARIN services??

[Bill Woodcock]

        > ISP's will be paying out thousands of dollars per year for the
        > 'privilege' of having numeric addresses for their machines and
        > modems.
    
    This is not correct.  ARIN is not selling addresses.  ARIN is uniquely
    registering integers.  The service provided is maintenance of a
    registry, and a guarantee that no integer will be multiply registered.
    
        > Does John Q. Isp have legal recourse to recover those damages
        > through a lawsuit against ARIN in a U.S. Court of Law?
    
    It's your constitutional right to sue and be sued.  Of course you can
    sue anyone you like. Doesn't mean that the suit won't be thrown out,
    or decided against you.  You don't need any special right, or even
    cause, to sue the ARIN.  It's just a bad idea.
  
                             -Bill 

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