Here's the affidavits stating the plaintif's claims in the case. Clearly this story involves more than just "some idiot wanting to keep his IP addresses".
UCI (the plaintiff) is a web-hosting company that has resold IP-space to its customeres. They don't seem to be looking to take the addresses permanently. They want to continue use of the address space at their new provider until they've finished migrating all of thier customers.
The plaintiff claims that once they rebuffed suggestions of a takeover from NAC (the ISP), the ISP started applying pressure on the plaintiff. Examples include claims that prices were raised (e.g., electricity charges are 60% higher than what the new ISP will charge), and payment terms were unilaterally changed.
This doesn't seem to be the slippery-slope case that will result in home users taking their IP addresses with them as they change ISPs.
I remember seeing this vehicle at an auction in Indiana 18 months ago. I never saw it go through the auction house, so I don't know if it sold then. The current seller appears to be a collecibles dealer. I wonder what the reserve is.
I agree with many of the comments above that I'm not sure I'd want to drive around town in a Hummer marked up with Star Wars decals, expecially when the money spent on the decals and logos could be put into better features.
Then again, you have a vehicle that starts by using the force (even if it is RF enhanced)...
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Here's the affidavits stating the plaintif's claims in the case. Clearly this story involves more than just "some idiot wanting to keep his IP addresses".
UCI (the plaintiff) is a web-hosting company that has resold IP-space to its customeres. They don't seem to be looking to take the addresses permanently. They want to continue use of the address space at their new provider until they've finished migrating all of thier customers.
The plaintiff claims that once they rebuffed suggestions of a takeover from NAC (the ISP), the ISP started applying pressure on the plaintiff. Examples include claims that prices were raised (e.g., electricity charges are 60% higher than what the new ISP will charge), and payment terms were unilaterally changed.
This doesn't seem to be the slippery-slope case that will result in home users taking their IP addresses with them as they change ISPs.
I remember seeing this vehicle at an auction in Indiana 18 months ago. I never saw it go through the auction house, so I don't know if it sold then. The current seller appears to be a collecibles dealer. I wonder what the reserve is.
I agree with many of the comments above that I'm not sure I'd want to drive around town in a Hummer marked up with Star Wars decals, expecially when the money spent on the decals and logos could be put into better features.
Then again, you have a vehicle that starts by using the force (even if it is RF enhanced)...