5 Feb
2011
5 Feb
'11
11:48 p.m.
On Feb 5, 2011, at 11:31 PM, Benson Schliesser wrote:
... 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.
Benson - You are correct that consensus doesn't assure legality; hence all draft policies receive a specific staff and legal review during the development process. /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN