[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal 2008-6

[Randy Bush]

> I have often wondered about this "black market" myself..  everyone talks
> about it, but in 15+ years of working in Internet I have never been
> approached and offered IP addresses for sale.  I have never seen anyone
> offer them, and searching even on newsgroups and other forums I have not
> seen offers of network for money.  I have seen netblocks hijacked, but not
> illicitly sold.  I believe it has happened, but I do not think the frequency
> of it happening is quite the problem it is touted to be.

head in sand and you expect to see things?  well, to have it rubbed in 
your nose, see 
http://rosie.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-57/presentations/uploads/Tuesday/Address%20Policy%202/upl/van_Mook-2007-08_v3.fx3k.pps

randy