Hi
Thanks for the history and better clarification. However it is not still
clear to me if ARIN can, at some point and under which conditions
recover these legacy blocks which look abandoned and have zero signal of
being used or have some organization looking after it, and send to be
re-assigned to the waiting list.
I agree with some of the messages that is not reasonable to think that
after all this time some organizations may be unaware of what is
happening that justifies to keep having special treatment. 25 years is
quiet a while ! Legacy Resources has always been an issue in different
aspects and there should have been more stuff done to avoid certain
controversies where possible overtime. I personally don't have a problem
with them keeping the resources as long they have justification of need
and not just based on "acquired rights".
If I understand it correctly it is possible to advance further in this
specific matter without a need for the community to produce and agree in
a new policy, so what prevents this from happening ? Are there any major
legal risks or is it just extra patience with those who don't seem to
want to cooperate in a well established system for the past decades ?
Regards
Fernando
On 14/04/2022 11:50, John Curran wrote:
Folks -
I have some good news and some bad news… The good news is that the
history of the Internet number registry system is actually fairly
well-known – for instance, we know the parties that were involved and
have many examples of the emails that were sent when number resources
were issued – whether it was done by SRI, GSI, NSI as InterNIC, NSI
directly, etc. (This shouldn’t be unexpected, since NSI transferred
the personnel, systems, and records from IP number registry to ARIN at
the time of our formation.)
The bad news is that such communications were written to be
expeditious in the administration of the registry, as opposed to being
written with legal clarity. As a simple example of that fact,
consider that the term "IP address block” – the "thing" being issued –
was actually not defined in any of these communications. As a result
of the nature of these early communications, there’s enough ambiguity
to support differences in opinion over the nature of the legacy
address assignments in the registry.
However, there are a few points in the history of the registry that
are quite clear, and these include:
1. ARIN was formed for the purpose of administration of the registry
in North America and took over that responsibility at the time of
our formation – including the transfer of the registry database to
ARIN at USG direction.
2. ARIN’s administration of the registry is be performed in
accordance with our community-developed policies – and we are
aware of no obligations that prevent ARIN from doing so for all
number resources in the registry, including legacy resources.
3. Those with legacy number resources are encouraged to participate
in the open policy process so as to have a voice in the policies
by which they are managed – such participation doesn’t require any
agreement with ARIN and is actually a significant part of why ARIN
was formed - “Creation of ARIN will give the users of IP numbers
(mostly Internet service providers, corporations and other large
institutions) a voice in the policies by which they are managed
and allocated within the North American region.”
<https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=102819>
This is why organizations with legacy number resources are encouraged
to participate in ARIN’s policy development process – ARIN was
specifically formed so that they would have a voice in the policies
used in the management of those number resources, and hence why ARIN
routinely reiterates that legacy number resources are indeed subject
to ARIN's registry policies. (The community can certainly make
policies that exclude legacy number resources or affect them in a
different manner, but again, that is for the community to decide…)
Thanks!
/John
John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers
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