[arin-ppml] distributing resources for individuals

David Conrad drc at virtualized.org
Tue Apr 8 15:00:06 EDT 2025


>> I’m curious: why does the natural vs. legal person distinction make a difference here?
> 
> The distinction matters because legal persons — like corporations or LLCs — are publicly entities by design. Natural persons, on the other hand, are private unless they take steps to operate publicly.  A sole proprietorship is one common way individuals can do this – the individual effectively holds themselves out publicly out as entity engaging with others.   It is not perfect, since legal persons can take steps to not be reachable despite making themselves public, but it does reflect intent. 

So, the distinction matters due to ARIN’s assumption of the default state of reachability for resources it allocates under an RSA (i.e., natural = private, legal = public)?

Thanks,
-drc


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