27 Sep
2016
27 Sep
'16
8:30 a.m.
On 26/09/2016 23:47, Radu-Adrian Feurdean wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016, at 17:16, Hank Nussbacher wrote: >> Acquiring small bits of legacy IP space to bypass LIR membership dues >> and to then be entitled to get more IP address space goes totally >> against the spirit of RIPE and I totally approve the Executive Board's >> decision and would recommend even further sanctions against those that >> have done it. > Could someone remind us why in the first place: > - a legacy block can be broken into smaller pieces (which can then be > transferred) > - after the transfer, the parts of the old legacy block still remain > tagged as legacy > - what stops the "convert to PA" (or PI, whatever) from being a > prerequisite to a transfer (or even to a split of the original legacy > block) > - more generally why the stance of "giving full rights to legacy > holders", but with only voluntary respect of the obligations > > I can understand that a legacy space holder can keep the space > "received" before the existence of the NCC, but not the fact that others > can acquire that kind of space and pretend to the same treatment. I agree with you. If a legacy owner sells all or part of their legacy IP space, that IP space should lose its legacy status. -Hank >