On 29 Aug 2012, at 11:08, Nigel Titley wrote:
Are there any circumstances in which RIPE policy would apply to legacy space? Could, for example, the AP-WG unilaterally propose a policy that annexed legacy space?
One of the features of our slice of the Internet governance circus is anyone can propose anything. So of course such a policy can be proposed. It might even emerge unscathed from the PDP some time before the heat death of the universe. However that policy would almost certainly face challenges in the courts and lose.
And of course, if RIPE policy doesn't apply to legacy space, why are the legacy holders raising a proposal at all?
I think this is an example of getting your retaliation in first. :-) If the legacy holders can shove something about ERX space through the policy-making machinery, it may well prevent others from filling that vacuum with a more unpleasant policy.