> On Oct 26, 2023, at 08:42, Adam Thompson <athomp...@merlin.mb.ca> wrote: > > I can't believe I'm taking this position now, but I guess it's 2023 so here > we are... > > I don't agree that an IP broker *inherently* has a problematic conflict of > interest with ARIN, any more than every ARIN member on the AC has some degree > of inherent conflict of interest. Every AC member is an ARIN member that > obtains resources from ARIN, and thus could be tempted to act solely in their > own interests.
ARIN membership and/or possession of resources are not inherent requirements to become an AC member. I don’t know if we’ve had AC members that didn’t have resources, we’ve certainly had AC members that were not ARIN members. Owen _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues.