Re: And so it ends...

[Ernie Rubi <ernesto () cs fiu edu>]

OK so the argument is the 'community' is ARIN's source of legal power or is the corporate laws of the State of Virginia?
 
On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:57 AM, John Curran wrote:

> On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Benson Schliesser wrote:
> > > Such transfers should be reported when noticed, so the resources can be reclaimed and reissued.
> >
> > Is any RIR authorized, in a legal sense, to "reclaim" legacy address blocks that RIR didn't "issue"?  Without that 
> > legal authority, is any RIR prepared to accommodate the legal damages stemming from "reclamation"? (Does the RIR 
> > membership support such action, in the first place?)
>
> Resources are listed in the ARIN WHOIS database, which is administered per policies established by the community in 
> this region.
>
> Short answer: there's no shortage of authority updating that database as long as the community wishes it so.
>
> /John
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> ARIN