[members-discuss] NCC acting on registrations pursuant to "police order"?

On Fri, 11 Nov 2011, Florian Weimer wrote:

> * Sascha Luck:
>
>> in the recent discussion on RPKI, it was stated
>> by the NCC that it would not act on resource
>> registrations (and, by extension, certificates and
>> ROAs) without a valid Dutch court order.
>
> And in the RPKI context, it was said that there was no legal basis
> whatsoever that such an order could be obtained *at all*.
>
> I'm not sure this is a bad development.  It shows that existing laws and
> RIPE policies allow government agencies and RIPE NCC to work together,
> in order to make the Internet a safer place.  It is difficult for me to
> see how we could address such situations without any government
> interference whatsoever, merely through self-regulation, and still
> maintain due process for those who are involved.

I support RIPE NCC in its effort to make the Internet a safer place.  A 
court order for RIPE NCC to do something would probably have needed a 
trial, and can sometimes take months and usually years until a decision is 
handed down.  If the police lodged a formal request then RIPE NCC has to 
abide by it.  Adjust the charter or procedures to comply with reality if 
necessary.

-Hank