My understanding with APNIC is that it all depends of the contract you have
with the registry or whoever gave you an IP address.
APNIC now makes people sign contracts to ensure that IPs are returned if
fees are not paid. People who got IPs before these contracts are not obliged
to anything. They may get pressure from APNIC, but that's fair, you are not
obliged to give in.
Cheers.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Baptista [mailto:baptista(_at_)dot-god(_dot_)com]
Sent: Sunday, 22 September 2002 8:13
To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: INTERVIEW comments by Conrad on IPv4
I have the following in an article to be published this week
"David Conrad recently reminded legal participant of telecom
conferences
that Ipv4 address space remains yours even if you don't pay
the registry
fees. Conrad a registry insider at ARIN admitted people don't have to
return address space if they don't pay their fees."
Can anyone tell me why this is the case?
regards
joe baptista
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