Phil Regnauld wrote: [...]
I'm already picturing rolling 8 hour periods of leasing so that your leased block gets used in three different time zones while users are awake...
When Marla and I wrote RFC 6319 we noted that leases would only be attractive if the lease period was attractive to both parties. I remember us thinking of lessees wanting multiple years and lessors wanting shorter periods. I don't think we had considered addresses changing hands three times a day. I suppose leases lasting a few weeks or months might have value for temporary events. The RIPE community recently agreed a policy to extend the period of time for temporary assignments (http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2012-09) and I imagine that some people might want to lease addresses instead of getting them direct from an RIR, particularly if their plans extend beyond the two-month window on offer. Leo