Network operators and others have bought rights to use for quite some time now. Since at least 2008 if not earlier.
I clearly and specifically told ~Edelman and the ARIN board about just that circa 2009 in a meeting w NRO NC and Board. Nothing new there, unfortunately. Unclear why not more accurately discovered. Best, -M< > On Sep 24, 2014, at 18:42, Matthew Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting document. > > I do disagree with the conclusion for "encouraging transition" in some cases. > For instance, should a wealthy network buy up all IPv4 in order to avoid > transition, doesn't that scarcity force every other network to transition to > IPv6 more quickly? > > I also note that it only weakly touches on the idea of future sales > contracts, though we have some anecdotal evidence that this is exactly what > "wealthy network operators" are doing right now. Both "conservation" and > "excluding speculators" are modified significantly in their meaning if we > have big players locking up exclusive access to /8s via these kinds of > contracts. For instance, under "Maintain needs assessment as is" the > conclusion is (incorrectly) "Conservation: ... This keeps addresses available > for others. Wealth alone is not sufficient to claim addresses." > > Matthew Kaufman > _______________________________________________ > PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
