[124244] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ARIN negotiation?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Curran)
Fri Mar 26 21:24:34 2010
From: John Curran <jcurran@arin.net>
To: Jeremy Charles <JCharles@epic.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:24:07 -0400
In-Reply-To: <D246ED7A3DD2FD45A2E5E1F3AAEAC2692FEE00C2B6@ESCC2.epicsys.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Hello Jeremy -=20
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So let's see if I can clarify some of your questions:
- ARIN doesn't generally modify the terms of the RSA agreement=20
(this is a fairness issue so that all address holders are=20
under similar terms to the extent possible)
- We've actually revised the RSA on several occasions to make
the language more member-friendly. The most recent change
was the release in February 2009 of RSA 10.0, noted here:
<https://www.arin.net/announcements/2009/20090217_rsa.html>=20
I'd recommend referring your legal team to this announcement
and related FAQ documents, as we've tried to make as much of=20
background information and reasoning available as possible.
- If there are changes that your legal department would like
to suggest, I would like to hear about them, and they'll be=20
considered to see if they can be accommodated in a future=20
revision to be made available for all members. Email is=20
the best way to reach me, but I can also be tracked down
at my ARIN office number (+1 703 227 9850).
Thanks!
/John
John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN
On Mar 26, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Jeremy Charles wrote:
> Has anyone here had their legal department balk at the legal agreement th=
at ARIN wants you to sign when you get things like an AS number or an IP bl=
ock? Any luck in negotiating with ARIN?
>=20
> The agreement has language at the top saying that ARIN doesn't accept mod=
ifications, but our legal team is questioning whether that means it really =
is non-negotiable. They're not exactly fans of it as it is written.
