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On Thu, Aug 31, 2000, Patrick Greenwell wrote: > > > > That's why I asked about some form of proxy for members who can't be > > present. > > Given the effects of the decisions that ARIN is making that would seem to > be a very prudent idea. > > It should be noted however, that no matter how "democratic" any > organization is or claims to be, the decisions they make do not > supercede the laws of the country(ies) that they operate in. At the point > that someone feels their rights under the law are being violated > sufficiently (such as restraint of trade) and has the necessary resources, > I imagine these sorts of things will simply end up in court. .. and if this kind of thing happens because a company can't get what they want out of a body like ARIN, we are all pretty much doomed. You know, you would *think* that this kind of change, regardless of whether its "right" or "wrong" would tickle *some* people into creating new soutions based upon changing constraints. This *IS* what we are paid for, right? Adrian -- Adrian Chadd "If a butterfly flaps its wings in China, <[email protected]> will a women get naked in Amsterdam?" -- Ashley Penney on Chaos Theory
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