Hi, On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 03:15:38PM +0200, Hans Petter Holen wrote:
The Board has decided on a measure to be taken immediately to deter the acquiring of /22s of address space with the sole purpose of transferring it to another legal entity. The RIPE NCC will therefore broaden the definition of policy transfers by including network acquisitions in the scope of the transfer policy.
I am sure the board would like to hear from the broader membership if this should be changed.
Since there are no more "/22 to be acquired", I would argue for "this can be reverted, 2 years after the last /22 has been given out". While I did (and do) agree with the decision back then, the intent of the policy is "govern transfers between independent legal entities", and "I buy your business, including your assets" is not what was the original target (as this sort of "transfer" has always been possible, without explicit governing policy).
My recommendation would be an holistic approach to the fee structure rather than exceptions from the main rule that may require interpretation.
I would not object to that :-) Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard, Michael Emmer Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (0)89/32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279