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IPv4 addresses as "hot goods"?
Posted by: Jordi on Monday, May 12, 2008 - 09:40 AM
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With IPv4 addresses in short supply, they could become increasingly interesting and marketable goods. The Regional Internet Registries (RIR), the guardians of IP address allocation, are viewing this with concern. If they officially permit transfers or sales in the future, they will be implicitly accepting commercialisation and privatisation.
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