[members-discuss] Executive Board Resolution on Legacy Internet Resource Holders

On Tue Sep 27, 2016 at 12:23:07pm +0100, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Why?  And how?  How could e.g. a RIPE or other RIR policy be used to
> implement this when by admission of all, RIR policies do not apply to
> legacy space?

They can't - but they can refuse to provide the "free" RIR services to anyone
other than either the original legacy allocation holder, or the current holder
of the entire original legacy allocation. If you buy or lease a portion of
the legacy address space, then as far as the RIRs are concerned, you should
not be given any special treatment.

Simon