[address-policy-wg] 2007-08 Review Period extended until 9 July 2008 (Enabling Methods for Reallocation of IPv4 Resources)

a kind soul took pity on me and sent the following, on which i have a
comment or two.  thank you thank you thank you.

> Any LIR is allowed to re-allocate complete or partial blocks of IPv4 
> address space that were previously allocated to them by either the 
> RIPE NCC or the IANA. Such address space must not contain any block 
> that is assigned to an End User.

so, i can not sell off a portion of my business that has customers in it?

> Address space may only be re-allocated to another LIR that is also a 
> member of the RIPE NCC.

note that geoff has just said he would be adding a clause in his apnic
proposal that allows inter-region transfer if
  o the seller must be abiding by all the selling rules of their ir
  o the buyer must be abiding by all the buying rules of their ir

> The block that is to be re-allocated must not
> be smaller than the minimum allocation block size at the time of 
> re-allocation. Demonstration of need for the address space by the 
> receiving LIR to the RIPE NCC is not required during transfers.
> 
> Re-allocation must be reflected in the RIPE Database. This 
> re-allocation may be on either a permanent or non-permanent basis.
> 
> LIRs that receive a re-allocation from another LIR cannot re-allocate
> complete or partial blocks of the same address space to another LIR 
> within 24 months of receiving the re-allocation.

if i buy a portion of someone's business (see above comment), then i can
not resell it for 24 months without forcing the customers to renumber?

> The re-allocation will be notified to the RIPE NCC, who will record 
> the change of allocation. Please note that the LIR always remains 
> responsible for the entire allocation it receives from the RIPE NCC 
> until the re-allocation is transferred to another LIR or returned. 
> The LIR must ensure that all policies are applied.
> 
> Re-allocated blocks will be signed to establish the current 
> allocation owner.
> 
> Re-allocated blocks are no different from the allocations made 
> directly by the RIPE NCC and so they must be used by the receiving 
> LIR according to the policies described in this document.

randy