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.
Of course. If a class B is sold, and ARIN is ordered by federal court to register it to the buyer, I'm confident that they will.
I'm also confident that it would be heavily discussed on lists such as this one.
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.
- Brett (brettf@netcom.com)
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. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) http://www.mcs.net/~karl I ain't even *authorized* to speak for anyone other than myself, so give up now on trying to associate my words with any particular organization.