[address-policy-wg] Conflict over right to use IP addresses in The Netherlands

Dear all,

The RIPE NCC is tracking the developments regarding the conflict over
right to use IP addresses in The Netherlands closely, a  ticket was
opened on the 11th of March for this issue.

Current status of ticket is pending as we are waiting for submission of
the required documentation.

Registration Services is processing this ticket by, as always, applying
existing RIPE community Policy, in particular Sections 5.0 of ripe-424,
"Policies and Guidelines for Allocations" and ripe-301, "Mergers,
Acquisitions, Takeovers and Closures of Organisations Operating an LIR".

The ticket is currently being processed in co-operation with relevant
parties.

Registration Services will ensure that the address space involved will
either remain properly registered or be reclaimed and returned to the
free pool

The RIPE NCC will  also continue to closely monitor the legal
developments in our work field.

Best regards,

Flor de Maria Paredes Mattos
Registration Services
RIPE NCC



> Sander Steffann wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> FYI: There is a conflict in The Netherlands about who can use certain
>> IP addresses.
>>
>> When the company DIS Hosting went bankrupt, they were bought by Real
>> Hosting. Real Hosting is now the holder of the IP blocks previously
>> used by DIS Hosting. Now it turns out that another company,
>> Fiberworld, is using IP space from this block... Real Hosting and
>> Fiberworld could not come to an agreement about the ownership /
>> transfer of those IP addresses, so Fiberworld started a lawsuit. A
>> judge has ruled that Fiberworld must be allowed the use of the IP
>> addresses for 30 days, so they have time to prove they have the right
>> to use those addresses.
>>
>> An article about this (in Dutch): http://www.ispam.nl/archives/1703/rechtszaak-om-ip-adressen-van-dis-hosting/
>>
>> - Sander
>>     
>
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