Internet still works and works with gentlement agreement, and anyway you can hijack youtube's PA with the LIR status....
I would say: go for it.
It doesn't take long for you to disappear from the Internet then. A lot of people don't like other people messing with their networks.
yes of course, so contract change nothing for a correct relationship. gentleman agreement works fine. i talk about domain for procedure to keep in touch with the holder. and after about why some domain are free (no contract and no fees), the must important is free to USE (because no contract). of course IP are not domain. i explain that is interesting to have the possiblity to have relationship with ripe when your are an internet ressource holder without to be be a LIR. but i would have the choice and let the choice to other. The contract of ripe will be interesting because you will have choice to say yes or no. if you need PI and after you grow, you can become LIR and change you PI with PA and like this have a contract with RIPE. so please forget the part : money. thing about the possibility to have choice do not restrict all internet ressource to an unique contract. bst regards. Frederic
Greets, Jeroen