Hi Hans Petter! > I would encourage you to have a look at the article outlining some of the > alternatives: > https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/protecting-resource-holders-in-distressed-areas/ >
Yeah, I did read that. I just don’t agree with the arguments. > While this might seem like an easy solution on the surface, we cannot help > but anticipate situations where this could be abused. For example, we can > imagine cases where malicious employees want to prevent an upcoming transfer. > Such a solution would also have some administrative challenges, because who > is authorised to activate this freeze would need to be specified. Make it the same person who is authorised to open/close an LIR. The NCC already has those contracts. To prevent abuse make it a paper form with signatures over registered mail, or whatever the NCC has in place already. I’d put the authorisation level at the same one as closing the LIR. > Also, we wouldn't be able to adhere to such a requested freeze when companies > are bankrupt, liquidated or in case of a legitimate merger and acquisition. Yeah, I agree there is little you can do about those in any circumstance. > In any case, if the period of time for the lock is longer than a couple of > days, we would again be very reluctant in implementing this solution without > a policy proposal. Why? An LIR explicitly and voluntarily giving up some rights they have under the service agreement is surely a matter between the member and the NCC? The policy stays exactly the same. > I can assure you that we have taken the measures we believe we can within the > existing policy. I think adding a disclaimer that allows for making transfers null and void retroactively is a much bigger risk to all involved than a transfer lock would have been. I don’t see how on one hand the NCC can’t verify whether a transfer lock is valid, but can verify with absolute certainty that existing paperwork is null and void. To me it feels more like a “let someone else figure this out in court” attitude than an actively helpful one. > Looking forward to hearing what the community thinks here at the list or the > meeting next week. Me too! I’m only a single voice here, and this is a community! Cheers, Sander
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