Re: Behold - the Address-Yenta!

[bmanning () vacation karoshi com]

On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 09:51:47AM -1000, David Conrad wrote:
> BIll,
>
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 9:39 AM, bmanning () vacation karoshi com wrote:
> > > If you're not planning to announce a route into the DFZ, we have
> > > RFC1918 or IPv6's ULA, address pools that are 100% and completely free
> > > for your use.
> >
> >     er... you misunderstand... there is no single "DFZ" anywhere...
>
> Pedantry alert.

        yeah yeah yeah... you passed that class last century. why are you still here?

> >     Addresses are not sellable property.  
>
> Sure they are.  I personally know of several cases where addresses have been sold.  Right now, people have to go 
> through a bunch of foo, creating dummy companies to hold the IP address assets, transferring the assets, selling the 
> dummy companies, etc., but the end result is the same.  Policy changes will make this somewhat less silly.  Whether 
> those policy changes will be sufficient to stop the creation of alternative "address title registries" remains to be 
> seen.

        you might want to let the ARIN GC know of the particulars here.
        selling dummy companies is not selling address space (technically).

> > > Given a demand and a supply, markets don't traditionally need a whole
> > > lot of help to come into being.
> >
> >     Ok... lets say there is a pent up supply ...  and no good way to
> >     let those with demand know the supply exists.   I'll consider
> >     acting as the "address Yenta"   ---   if folks have prefixes they
> >     are not using, and would like to let others know there is availablity,
> >     I'll be glad to be the "go between".
>
> Given current address space utilization efficiency, it isn't hard to find folks who have more address space than they 
> are using.  However, I suspect there are VCs who would be interested in discussing the idea...


        bring them on.  VC's are you listening?


> Regards,
> -drc