[address-policy-wg] 2013-03 New Policy Proposal (No Need - Post-Depletion Reality Adjustment and Cleanup)

On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Gert Doering <gert at space.net>
 wrote:

> I can't see how stating "we are the masters of all american IP addresses!" 
> can give you a legal claim on something assigned before ARIN existed, 
> unless the holder either voluntarily accepts that claim, or had a contract
> with IANA/InterNIC that stated "should an American RIR emerge one day,
> these address blocks automatically fall under their policy".

Actually, the US Government, at the formation of ARIN stated exactly that: 
"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."
<http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=102819>

As I noted, ARIN operates the registry according to the policies set by the 
community in the region, these policies define how IP addresses are managed 
and allocated in the region, and this is as expected since our formation.
Attempts to transfer resources contrary to policy make resource subject to 
reclamation per the community-develop guidelines for resource review.

Recently, the lead USG agency in these matters (National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration, aka NTIA) affirmed the USG Internet numbering 
principles, including that it recognizes ARIN as the RIR for this region and
is supportive of the policies agreed upon by the Internet technical community 
through ARIN for the region.
<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2012/united-states-government-s-internet-protocol-numbering-principles>

Community-based Internet self-governance means exactly that, not that policies
which are inconvenient don't apply.

Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions in this matter, whether 
on this list or one of the ARIN lists if you prefer.

Thanks!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN