[address-policy-wg] 2007-01 Last Call for Comments(Direct Internet Resource Assignments to End Users from the RIPE NCC)

On 8 Apr 2008, at 16:01, Sander Steffann wrote:
> It still remains a problem. This proposal is not about the money.  
> It is about responsible stewardship of internet resources. The way  
> provider independent resources are handled now it is impossible to  
> follow what is happening to those resources. Resources that are not  
> in use anymore are lost because there is no way to check this,  
> while other organisations might need those resources.
>
> Policy proposal 2007-01 was introduced to solve this problem. With  
> a contract between an LIR (or RIPE NCC) and the end user, we can  
> follow the resource. We could check if it is still in use, if the  
> usage still complies with the policies, etc.

	Absolutely.

	I'm in favour of a small fee because non-payment is the simplest  
trigger
	to use for garbage-collection.  Any other assessment of whether the  
block
	is still in use as agreed is likely at some stage to have to be  
"explained",
	with some level of difficulty, in court or between lawyers.  Non- 
payment
	is much more widely understood and accepted as a reason for  
discontinuation
	of service.

	[without any hat]
	/Niall

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