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Milton L Mueller Laura J and L. Douglas Meredith Professor Syracuse University School of Information Studies http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Sweeting, John [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 10:44 AM > To: Milton L Mueller; 'Kevin Kargel'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2014-20: Transfer Policy Slow Start > and Simplified Needs Verification > > Good morning PPML, > > I just want to clarify that when Milton says "I want to make it clear that I > will > not count that as serious or justifiable opposition to a policy proposal in > any > AC deliberations.² he is only speaking for Milton and not for any of the other > members of the AC. There are currently 14 members on the AC and each > evaluates input from the community according to how they perceive that > input, there is no wholesale ³we will not count that opposition² as we value > each and every member¹s opinion. > > Thanks, > > John Sweeting > Chair, ARIN Advisory Council > > > > > On 9/23/14, 8:08 AM, "Milton L Mueller" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> I do not believe IP as commodity is good for either operators, > >>industry or the community. It will however serve as a wealth > >>generator for a select few, which again is not the objective of ARIN. > >>The good or bad of IP as a commodity is probably not the discussion > >>though. I apologize if I generated thread drift. > > > >IP as a commodity is now a settled issue. We certainly are not debating > >that. However, your kind of religious opposition to market transfers > >often leads to expressions of opposition to policies that attempt to > >make the transfer markets work better for operators. I want to make it > >clear that I will not count that as serious or justifiable opposition > >to a policy proposal in any AC deliberations. > > > >Your contention that ARIN should not support commodity trades is > >negated completely by a simple logic: > > > >IF there is no more free pool, the only way to get additional v4 > >numbers is through the market. Ergo, ARIN's mission of number > >allocation requires it to make technically sound and economically > >efficient rules for market transfers of number blocks. IF ARIN doesn't > >do that, it isn't doing its job. > > > >Further, if ARIN insists on validating need before before allowing > >number blocks to be transferred, then ARIN is by definition validating > >and supporting commodity sales. So if you want to be consistent about > >ARIN avoiding any support for commoditization of numbers, you should > >advocate that ARIN get out of the business of needs assessment for > >transfers entirely. Then it would be neither supporting nor involving > >itself in commodity transfers. > > > >--MM > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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. > > > This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Time Warner Cable > proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to > copyright belonging to Time Warner Cable. This E-mail is intended solely for > the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not > the > intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the > contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited and may be > unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender > immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail > and any printout. _______________________________________________ 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.
