This proposal introduces a specific section regarding the recovery of unjustified legacy resources.
Rationale (Describe the problem you intend to solve)Legacy resources are those assigned before the creation of Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). Any Internet resources (IP address blocks or ASNs) assigned before 28 December 1997 is considered a legacy resource.
Those who received these resources may already be members of LACNIC if they have requested other resources and pay the corresponding membership fees. However, some recipients of legacy resources may not have signed a membership contract nor paid any fees, and yet currently receive certain services (excluding RPKI) that are currently subsidized by the rest of the membership base.
On 16 June 2026, the LACNIC Board of Directors initiated a six-month period for organizations holding legacy resources to formalize their relationship with LACNIC. The goal was to update the information associated with these resources and contribute to their legitimate and secure utilization.
As a result of this process, it may be the case that some legacy resources cannot be justified, are not in use, their existence is unknown, do not exist, it may be impossible to contact the natural or legal persons to whom they were originally assigned, or they may even have been misappropriated.
Because these resources are not individual property but rather assets of and for the community, it is the community's prerogative to determine whether they should be recovered in cases where their use is not justified, taking into consideration the guidance provided by the Board of Directors.
The goal is to avoid the existence of:
a) Unused resources (the organizations that received them, or the person who managed them, have disappeared, or they no longer need them in full or in part);
b) Resources that are being used maliciously or without the original recipients’ consent; and
c) Outdated contacts, which make it difficult or impossible to solve cases of abuse.
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New text7.6. Recovery of Unjustified Legacy Resources
Legacy resources may continue to receive LACNIC services, under the terms and conditions established by the Board of Directors, provided that:
• The organizations holding the resources have participated in the process for formalizing their relationship with LACNIC, initiated by the Board of Directors in June 2026, and have justified their right to use the resources.
• These resources are announced and utilized.
• Reverse resolution records are maintained.
• Their allocation and assignment information is updated in the WHOIS database managed by LACNIC or the NIRs, as applicable, and that the abuse-c contact attribute is maintained up to date.
If these requirements are not met, the Board of Directors may initiate recovery procedures.
Additional informationIn some RIRs—including LACNIC—legacy resources lose their legacy status when a membership contract is signed or when they are transferred. In other cases, nothing is specified in the policies.
If they believe it is appropriate, the Board has the authority to establish an alternative fee to receive specific services without becoming a member of LACNIC. This is consistent with the approach implemented by APNIC. In 2021, the APNIC Executive Council (equivalent to the LACNIC Board of Directors) approved a resolution allowing legacy resource holders to receive services, including RPKI, without becoming APNIC members. This originated through a policy proposal which was delayed pending resolution and ratified in 2023, and which includes terms similar to those of the present proposal.
Data from the most recent update (April 2024), recently confirmed. As a result of the resolution and the policy, APNIC has updated the records for 7,342,080 IPv4 addresses. Of these, 4,826,880 have been confirmed, while the remaining 2,515,200 have been recovered. No legal claims have been filed because the parties claiming the resources have not provided proof of ownership.
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