On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Milton L Mueller <[email protected]> wrote: ..... > * people who attack the elimination of needs assessments on the grounds that > "there are bad people out there who want to make money on addresses" seem to > be missing the point. Nearly all of the organizations applying for IP > addresses are trying to make money on them in one way or the other. Or did > you think Google, Amazon and Verizon were charities? [1] Do you not > understand that IP addresses are part of the service bundle offered by ISPs, > cloud providers, hosting providers, etc., and that they are being "sold"? > What is it, exactly, that makes selling a number block as an alienable > commodity intrinsically evil but selling it bundled with internet service > worthy and wonderful?
I look at a needs basis assessment somewhat like our system of governance (a republic; it is not a democracy). It may be the worst form of assignment, except for all the alternatives(*). Gary (*) My apologies to Churchill _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
