Carlos Friaças via anti-abuse-wg wrote on 24/03/2019 14:32:
Also, i have read allegations about a "monopoly" regarding the service region. Afaik, there is a transfer market which contradicts the concept of said "monopoly" (i.e. can't get more addresses from the RIR, then go to the market).
Hi Carlos, Competition legislation talks about concepts like "dominant position", not just strict monopolies. The RIPE NCC is the registry for the addressing market in the RIPE NCC service area, so you can't easily avoid dealing with the RIPE NCC if your business is located in the RIPE NCC service area and involves something to do with internet number resources and you want to exercise your fundamental right to conduct business. Also, this is only a complicating factor on top of the objections I raised to 2019-03 - although from a practical point of view, it likely causes catastrophic and inescapable problems for the principals behind the proposal. Nick