* Richard Hartmann
You would need to have 256 companies for this. This, in turn, generates significant cost when compared to 64 companies. 64 LIRs give voting power, as well.
Is this scenario realistic?
I suppose it depends on how complicated it is to register a legal entity, which probably varies greatly from country to country. In Norway, it is very simple and to the best of my knowledge does not cost anything. Or, as the NCC puts it: «It is also relatively straightforward in many jurisdictions to set up a separate legal entity that could then apply for a PI assignment, resulting in one actual organisation holding multiple /24s from the last /8.» Considering that registering multiple legal entities to circumvent restrictions on how many .no domain names a single one can hold is already happening -- yes, I do think it is a realistic scenario for acquiring IPv4 as well (perhaps even more so). Registering 192 extra legal entities in order to save €100K is a no-brainer, if you ask me - even when taking into account the lost voting rights. I'm guessing that an organisation that would do something like is motivated by desperation for IPv4 addresses, rather than a desire to participate in the RIPE community or NCC membership. -- Tore Anderson Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com