About inetnum "ownership"

Tue Mar 1 23:47:56 UTC 2016

> On Feb 22, 2016, at 08:50 , Naslund, Steve <SNaslund at medline.com> wrote:
> 
> Oh, and I forgot to add...the number in and of itself does not have a value.  The right to use that number within the Internet connected network is what has value.

But that’s not what RIRs give you.

RIRs have no control over your right to use the number within the context of any network.

RIRs merely provide a record of unique registrations among cooperating registries.

Most network operators currently use this database as a basis for granting permissions to use the numbers within their network contexts, but any network operator that wants to is free to assign any number they wish to any purpose or entity they so choose. Your network, your rules.

Turns out, that since most network operators follow the RIR database, it’s hard to find peers that will accept your announcement of “off-list” usage of addresses, but that’s not an inherent right conveyed in the registration of an address within the RIR system.

Owen

> 
> Steven Naslund
> Chicago IL
> 
> 
> Simple to answer.  
> 
> 1. Address space is finite in size, therefore in the V4 space more people want addresses than there is available space.  Hence it has value because demand exceeds supply.
> 
> 2.  Managing address space allocations is not a zero cost effort, therefore the RIRs charge a price for that.  Anything that costs money to acquire presumably has value.
> 
> Steven Naslund
> Chicago IL
> 
>> On Feb 22, 2016, at 2:03 AM, Jérôme Nicolle <jerome at ceriz.fr> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> How come we've had an inetnum market in place whereas an inetnum 
>> cannot have a market value ?
>> 
>> It's my understanding that the IP adress space is nothing but numbers 
>> and that RIR/LIRs are only responsible for the uniqueness of 
>> allocations and assignements, that is, a transfer of liability over a 
>> shared and common immaterial resource, between community members.
>> 
>> I'm wondering how did we made "Temporary and conditionnal liabality 
>> transfer" a synonym of "perpetual and inconditional usufruct transfer".
>> 
>> May you please enlight me ?
>> 
>> Thanks !
>> 
>> --
>> Jérôme Nicolle
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