Re: Does anyone have experience with the seizure of IP addresses at RIPE?

25 Aug
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25 Aug
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Thread: https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/members-discuss@ripe.net/thread/RSMA2... Hi Thomas, There is precedent in national courts treating IP addresses as attachable assets (e.g. *Amtsgericht Hamburg, case 67a M 93/19*, and *OLG Wien, case 3 R 195/14y*). The difficulty is that RIPE NCC, under Dutch law, considers them contractual “rights of use” and will only act on a *Dutch court order*. In practice, creditors either secure a voluntary transfer from the debtor or go through proceedings in the Netherlands. Without that, RIPE will not execute a garnishment. Best regards, *Lars Grønlund* GITC ApS · www.gitc.dk
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