Hi *,
IP space is a public resource, much like land. Just as who owns a piece of land is public information (everywhere I know of, at least), and this is not considered privacy-intrusive, I believe that being assigned a piece of IP space should require the owner information to be public. Nobody is required to hold any IP space, after all.
This logic is problematic I think, because it might give a gouvernment an oppertunity tho get control over the IP-assignments under its juristiction.
If privacy laws in some jurisdiction make this illegal, then IP space simply must not be assigned to entities in that jurisdiction. Having IP space is not a right.
But getting one should not depend on local law. Just look how much of Internet and stuff is right now dependent on US Law - and we should avoid such implications wherever possible. lG uk -- Ulrich Kiermayr Zentraler Informatikdienst der Universitaet Wien Network - Security - ACOnet-CERT Universitaetsstrasse 7, 1010 Wien, AT eMail: ulrich.kiermayr@univie.ac.at Tel: (+43 1) 4277 / 14104 PGP Key-ID: 0xA8D764D8 Fax: (+43 1) 4277 / 9140