[anti-abuse-wg] 2019-03 and over-reach

Carlos Friaças via anti-abuse-wg wrote on 24/03/2019 14:32:
> Also, i have read allegations about a "monopoly" regarding the service 
> region. Afaik, there is a transfer market which contradicts the concept 
> of said "monopoly" (i.e. can't get more addresses from the RIR, then go 
> to the market).

Hi Carlos,

Competition legislation talks about concepts like "dominant position", 
not just strict monopolies.  The RIPE NCC is the registry for the 
addressing market in the RIPE NCC service area, so you can't easily 
avoid dealing with the RIPE NCC if your business is located in the RIPE 
NCC service area and involves something to do with internet number 
resources and you want to exercise your fundamental right to conduct 
business.

Also, this is only a complicating factor on top of the objections I 
raised to 2019-03 - although from a practical point of view, it likely 
causes catastrophic and inescapable problems for the principals behind 
the proposal.

Nick