[members-discuss] Spam from Cyprian Nica / IP Broker Limited (Re: Inquiry regarding availability for subnet x.x.x.0 - y.y.y.255

I've received several copies of the template email below about several
different address ranges, all sent to email addresses culled from the
RIPE Database.  They all appear to originate from Cyprian Nica / IP
Broker Ltd.

In order to be listed as an IP broker on the RIPE web site, it is
necessary to sign the "Recognised IPv4 Transfer Broker Agreement".  This
includes the following text:

> The Broker shall adhere to the relevant RIPE Policies and RIPE NCC
> procedural documents, [...]

The RIPE Database T&Cs include the following text:

> Users may not use the RIPE Database or the data contained therein for
> advertising, direct marketing, marketing research or similar purposes.

Could the RIPE NCC kindly confirm whether or not spamming contact email
address gleaned from the RIPE DB is a violation of the Recognised IPv4
Transfer Broker Agreement?

If this isn't a violation, could the Board consider specifically adding
an anti-spamming term into the IP Broker T&Cs listing?

Nick

Ciprian Nica wrote:
> Dear Sirs,
> 
> My name is Ciprian Nica and I'm the CEO of IP Broker Ltd, one of the
> first IPv4 Address brokers in the RIPE region. I am contacting you
> regarding the block of 256 IPv4 addresses (from x.x.x.0  to
> 'y.y.y.255') which according to our data seems to be not in use as
> they are not announced in the global BGP table.
> 
> If you no longer need these IP addresses then it is a good moment to
> sell them. The global IPv6 deployment rate is around 15% while in USA
> is around 30% so in a couple of years IPv4 might become worthless
> again.
> 
> Of course that besides the subnet mentioned above there might be some
> other blocks that you might not need. Please let us know all the
> blocks of IP addresses that you no longer need and we will do our
> best to sell them in a fast and secure way.

> 
> Thank you,
> Ciprian Nica
> CEO
> IP Broker Limited
> t: +44 20 339 339 91
>