14 Apr
2003
14 Apr
'03
4:31 p.m.
Was this tongue in cheek?
Nope.
I am not an economist, but this is a sure fire way to destroy the internet as we know it today.
Why is this so hard to believe? Real estate is mostly a free market, and that seems to perform pretty well for the most part. How is address space that different? Please explain how you believe this would destroy the internet.
There is a finite amount of IPv4 address space. If you recall the spectrum auctions of years past, only the ultra-wealthy become owners of it. The only good thing that would come of it, would be forcing everyone to transition to IPv6. Kris