[db-wg] violation of DB T&C by DB-WG co-chair, is it acceptable?

Dear Elvis,

You asked us the following question:

“can you please present a report showing how many LIRs have reported RIPE DB T&C violations? How many were resolved and what was the outcome?
- Specifically, how many times has the RIPE NCC taken any action other than a warning message.”

Since September 2016, the RIPE NCC has received ten reports regarding the abuse of contact data in the RIPE Database, thereby violating the RIPE Database Terms and Conditions.
- We sent warning emails to the parties that were reported. 
- We sent two of these parties a second warning.
- One party continued to violate the RIPE Database Terms and Conditions. We ultimately terminated the Broker Agreement between this party and the RIPE NCC on the grounds of multiple violations of the RIPE Database Terms and Conditions.

Regards,

Henriette van Ingen
Assistant Manager Customer Services
RIPE NCC


> On 12 Sep 2017, at 09:42, Elvis Daniel Velea via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Elvis Daniel Velea <elvis at velea.eu>
> Subject: violation of DB T&C by DB-WG co-chair, is it acceptable?
> Date: 12 September 2017 at 00:33:12 GMT+2
> To: db-wg at ripe.net
> Reply-To: elvis at velea.eu
> 
> 
> Dear RIPE NCC,
> 
> can you please present a report showing how many LIRs have reported RIPE DB T&C violations? How many were resolved and what was the outcome?
> 
> - Specifically, how many times has the RIPE NCC taken any action other than a warning message.
> Dear DB-WG, should we accept that one of the chairs of this WG is purposely violating the T&Cs of the RIPE DB?
> 
> Please see below one of the e-mails received from David, the RIPE DB-WG co-chair, by a RIPE NCC member named <company>.
> (I'd like to mention that <company> has never had a business relationship with Larus Cloud Service Limited, has never subscribed to any mailing list and has never requested the message below - which I find to be spam as it was never solicited).
> 
> regards,
> 
> elvis
> From: Larus Team <vendors at laruscloudservice.net> <mailto:vendors at laruscloudservice.net>
> Subject: Unused IPv4 space of <company>
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> We are contacting you regarding potential unused IPv4 address currently registered to your organisation <company>.
> 
> Organisations like yours have in the past received address IPv4 space, it sometimes remains unused after changes to networks. Based on the available information it appears that your organisation is currently holding IPv4 space that appears unused or underutilised.
> 
> We would like to offer you the possibility to capitalise on these addresses, we can assist you in either finding organisation to permanently transfer (sell) towards, or assist you in finding and forging long term relationships with some of our clients by leasing the unused space to them, generating a long-term income. We are a company based in Hong Kong, our CEO Heng Lu, has over ten years’ experience in managing Internet resources across the globe. Our IP manager David Hilario previously worked for the RIPE NCC one of the five RIR and as such has an intricate knowledge of the policies in the RIR policies especially when it comes to transfers and leasing the address space.
> 
> We have clients lined up waiting for permanent transfers or long-term lease, so we can fulfil any of your requirements.
> 
> We offer clients with available IP space a 3 months exclusivity contract. based on your requirements, we will match our waiting list clients with your criteria so that your IP space can be capitalise as soon as possible at the best possible rate. Please note that if you are leasing out your address space, we will offer it on a minimum of yearly basis with advance payment from our clients.
> 
> Please find attached to this email our NDA to be filled in from your side and returned to us before we can proceed any further in our cooperation in regard to these transfers or long-term lease. We can lease and sell IP space to and from ARIN (North America)       APNIC (Asia Pacific) and RIPE NCC (Europe, Middle East and parts of Central Asia).
> 
> Kind Regards,
> David Hilario
> 
> IP Manager
> Larus Cloud Service Limited
> 
> p: +852 29888918 m: +359 89 764 1784
> f: +852 29888068
> a: Flat B5, 11/F, TML Tower, No.3 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, HKSAR
> w: laruscloudservice.net
> e: d.hilario at outsideheaven.com <mailto:d.hilario at outsideheaven.com>
> 
> Larus Team
> www.laruscloudservice.net <http://sctrack.mail.laruscloudservice.net/track/click/eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjogNDE4MjMsICJ0YXNrX2lkIjogIiIsICJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ICIxNDk4NzQzMjg5MDEyXzQxODIzXzI0OTg2XzEzNTEuc2MtMTBfOV8zNF8xNzYtaW5ib3VuZDEyJHJpcGVAcHJvcGVyc3VwcG9ydG1lZGlhLmNvbSIsICJzaWduIjogIjk0MjQxMzg1NTIzYWNiZjI0ZDc1MDEyNTkxOWFlMzc0IiwgInVzZXJfaGVhZGVycyI6IHt9LCAibGFiZWwiOiAwLCAibGluayI6ICJodHRwJTNBLy93d3cubGFydXNjbG91ZHNlcnZpY2UubmV0IiwgImNhdGVnb3J5X2lkIjogMTM5MTAyfQ==.html>
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