[arin-ppml] The Library Book Approach to IPv4 Scarcity

[Michel Py]

> Chris Grundemann wrote:
> I see three possibilities also, but from a little more basic angle:
> 1) Organizations will return all unused and/or unneeded IPv4 space
> to the RIR as soon as it becomes so.

Yeah right.


> 2) Organizations will only {return??} unused and/or unneeded IPv4
> space to the RIR with additional incentive.

How big a carrot? Bigger than 3a below?


> 3) Organizations will not ever unused and/or unneeded IPv4
> space to the RIR.

This serves no practical purpose. What about:

3a) Organizations will not ever {return??} unused and/or unneeded IPv4
space to the RIR because they will use said space to spin off a wholly
owned subsidiary ISP that would use said space to provide IPv4
connectivity to customers who [cough] happen to have cash to pay for it?

Michel.