ARIN is seeking community input regarding changes to the Acceptable Use
Policy ("AUP") for bulk copies of ARIN WHOIS data as found on the Bulk
WHOIS Request Form, available at
https://www.arin.net/resources/agreements/bulkwhois.pdfPresently, ARIN specifically prohibits redistribution of bulk WHOIS data. ARIN has recently determined that under some circumstances, it may be beneficial for one organization that has received bulk WHOIS data to provide it, subject to ARIN's express written permission, to another person/organization for conducting Internet operations or technical research. ARIN would maintain oversight on the usage of the data and require adherence to the Bulk WHOIS AUP, which the recipient organization must also sign. As a result, ARIN is suggesting the following addition to the AUP: "Distribution of derivative data is only permitted with express written of permission of ARIN and under the same terms as this AUP.” This change would allow redistribution when the use of the data is consistent with the AUP. The AUP with suggested text, highlighted, can be found here: https://www.arin.net/resources/agreements/bulkwhois_proposed.pdf ARIN is seeking comments regarding this proposed change through the ARIN Consultation and Suggestion Process, available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/acsp/index.html Please submit your comments to the [email protected]. You can subscribe to the arin-consult mailing list at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-consult. Discussion on [email protected] will close at noon EDT, 14 August 09. We welcome community-wide participation. Please address any process questions to [email protected]. Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) _______________________________________________ ARIN-Announce You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Announce Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-announce Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
