[members-discuss] Executive Board Resolution on Legacy Internet Resource Holders

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016, at 17:27, Carlos Friacas wrote:
> > Btw, are there signed contracts certifying that IANA gave ownership to
> > the initial holders, with the possibility to to whatever they want with
> > them, forever ?
> 
> Afaik, no.

This is the main question to be answered. 
If the answer is "NO", then I would like to understand why the RIRs
cannot do watver they want with the legacy space "managed" by them.
If the answer is "YES", then that would be for me a good starting point
into accepting the current situation.

But on the other side, it seems that not all RIRs have such a "friendly"
stance towards LRHs (towards LEGACY in general).

> > Is there some copyright or patent on those legacy blocks or address 
> > space (I know it sounds stupid) ?
> 
> Maybe a 3rd option... "ownership"? :-)

It's not becayse you have always been named Carlos that you own the
name. In fact you don't.
And I doubt anyone owns the number 1 (or 42, or whatever) ot the letter
A.
Intellectual property only exists because there are laws allowing it to
exist and specifying in what circumstances it can exist and what is it's
extent.
 
> Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think both the RIR community and the LRHs 
> strongly prefer to sort out all details without running to arbitration, or... courts.

Usually yes, but sometimes it's only the courts that can definitely
decide how things must be.