[YA] Fwd: Class B Purchase
Roeland M.J. Meyer
rmeyer at mhsc.com
Tue Oct 6 15:35:35 UTC 1998
At 09:19 AM 10/6/98 -0500, Karl Denninger wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 06, 1998 at 07:28:17AM -0500, Brett Frankenberger wrote:
>> :: Karl Denninger writes ::
>> >
>> > Oh, I'm quite certain that the "registries" will recognize a court
order,
>> > which, if they refuse to recognize a reassignment, is precisely what they
>> > *should* be forced to recognize.
>> I think it's at least possible that some major providers would refuse
>> to accept that route, in spite of the fact that ARIN's database would
>> claim that it's valid. Since ARIN has no enforcement power -- networks
>> can accept or reject whatever routes they like -- what then? Does the
>> buyer then get a court order ordering every provider to accept the
>> route? Even if you can get such an order (and I'd be skeptical), it
>> won't guarantee you reachability from outside the USA.
>Collusive behavior is a big, big problem Brett. I'd love to see exactly
>this kind of thing take place - it would be hilarious to see some of those
>providers try to defend THAT.
>
It might be hilarious, but the only winners would be the lawyers.
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