> On 25 Jul 2022, at 10:15 AM, Mike Burns <[email protected]> wrote: > ... > I have wondered myself. I have heard of a team inside ARIN working to > identify such blocks, if my memory serves.
Yes, but “it’s complicated…" > I have seen administratively and voluntarily dissolved corporations come > back to life, so ARIN must consider this. Exactly… It turns out that dissolved isn’t necessarily a permanent state, and in addition “dissolved” doesn’t mean that the rights necessarily and automatically revert to the ARIN community – there may be one or more parties that has potential claim to the resources, either via bankruptcy or provisions of the corporate wind down. > The duration of dormancy allowed varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. > These jurisdictions normally see an inflow of back filing fees as part of > resuscitation. > They may not have much incentive to prevent these things. > Complicated for ARIN, the blocks are hijack bait and could be put to proper > use through re-issuance, but it could be a thorny and expensive legal issue > and exposure. > It would be nice to have some idea of the scope of the issue. Even in the > case of old sole proprietorships where the registrant dies, the fate of > addresses is unclear. Correct - we’re looking to see what can be done when cases are reported to us, but it is a fairly manual and labor intensive process. Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers _______________________________________________ ARIN-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: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
