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<DIV><SPAN class=156213709-04122003><FONT face="Courier New">> why are
we not allowed to sell ip address? i dont understand...please explain...thank
you <SPAN class=156213709-04122003> </SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=156213709-04122003><FONT face="Courier New">Quote from
ripe-152:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN class=156213709-04122003>
"</SPAN>By themselves, these resources have no intrinsic value; their worth is
only </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
class=156213709-04122003> </SPAN>realised in
conjunction </FONT></FONT><FONT face="Courier New">with the provision of
Internet access. <SPAN
class=156213709-04122003> </SPAN>Thus, while </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
class=156213709-04122003> </SPAN>registries may charge for
their administrative </FONT></FONT><FONT face="Courier New">and technical
services, they </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
class=156213709-04122003> </SPAN>may not charge for name space
or address space as such; no unit </FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Courier New">cost or price </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
class=156213709-04122003> </SPAN>tag can be attached to a
domain name or to an IP address, public or private. <SPAN
class=156213709-04122003>"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
class=156213709-04122003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN class=156213709-04122003>See <A
href="http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-152.html">http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-152.html</A> for
the full document.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
class=156213709-04122003>Regards.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
class=156213709-04122003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN class=156213709-04122003>Mike
Norris</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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