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Originally Posted by SCORE-Cash
Most large companies, have bought blocks of IPs, I don't see someone handeing them back unless the governments forces them to do so
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AFAIK you pay an annual fee for your range, but you don't actually own it. If you stop paying, or cancel your membership, you'll lose the right to use those IPs. "Buying" a range would mean you're transferring registration.
(I couldn't find anything concrete for ARIN, but both RIPE and APNIC state quite clearly that you do not own the IP space.)