Hi Guys,<div><br></div><div>While not attempting to write a policy on this (yet), I'm trying to figure out what the community consensus on a certain issue is, which I will state as a hypothetical for now.</div><div><br>
</div><div>An institution has been using legacy space for 20+ years, and is under the impression that the space actually belongs to them. They have always had full control of the space, used the space, and there have been no problems.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now, during an exercise, said institution discovers that the space is actually registered to another institution.</div><div><br></div><div>They phone the other institution and the other institution instantly agrees that the space should be with institution 1, and infact within 60 minutes issue a letter to this effect.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now, when asking for the database records to be modified, does this classify as a transfer or is this just an admin screwup that can be rectified.</div><div><br></div><div>I think the question here comes down to, what classifies as OWNERSHIP of legacy space. Does consistent use for 20 years qualify?</div>
<div><br></div><div>If not, until there is a policy about the transfer of legacy space, how would one deal with a situation as described above? Since policies take time to draft, discuss and ratify.</div><div><br></div><div>
Thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>