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So do they actually use these addresses for something or are they simply stockpiling them? Some jurisdictions have laws regarding real estate that, if it not b
by Blikkentrekker 6y ago
So do they actually use these addresses for something or are they simply stockpiling them?
Some jurisdictions have laws regarding real estate that, if it not be used for about a decade, it becomes legal to squat.
This is primarily in densely populated jurisdictions where real estate is a scarcity and the government doesn't want it to go unused.
A similar structure could actually be made for IPv4 addresses.
- wmf 6y agoStockpiling IP addresses is already forbidden (although not really enforced). AWS is using these addresses for EC2 VMs.
- Blikkentrekker 6y agoForbidden where? I.P. addresses, unlike real estate, are a matter that's hard to bind to any specific jurisdiction.
- wmf 6y agoPutting legacy aside, all IP addresses are under the governance of a RIR and all RIRs require IP holdings to be justified by usage.