Re: "Leasing" of space via non-connectivity providers

[Benson Schliesser <bensons () queuefull net>]

On Feb 5, 2011, at 1:01 PM, Bill Woodcock wrote:
> On Feb 5, 2011, at 10:27 AM, bmanning () vacation karoshi com wrote:
> > If I justified an allocation 20 years ago, under the then current policy, it's presumptuous to presume the power of 
> > expropriation.
>
> No one presumes it, and a lot of us are in the same boat as you, some of the addresses we're using predating the RIR 
> system.
>
> That said, there will always be people who will turn up on the mailing list, participating in the public policy 
> process, who are not in that boat, and whose interests differ significantly, and who will speak in favor of those 
> interests.
>
> And the consensus of the public, the people who participate in the public policy process, is what decides 

The ARIN community decides ARIN policy.  That policy doesn't inherently reflect "community standards" in the broader 
sense, or inherently align with the law for that matter.  If the ARIN community were to instruct ARIN to operate in an 
illegal capacity, for instance, the fact that a "community" reached "consensus" on the matter would be a ridiculous 
defense.

Cheers,
-Benson