[arin-ppml] ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons -- Request for Feedback

[David Conrad]

Noah,

Historically, the RIRs (with perhaps the exception of LACNIC) have always dealt with individuals. Today, of the 5 RIRs, a majority continue to allocate to individuals. 

The RIRs were never intended to be gatekeepers, disallowing an entire class of requesters (at least, within their region). Their role was to facilitate the sub-allocation of resources to meet publicly documented policy goals (initially: conservation, routability, and accountability via registration). “Making it perhaps easier for registry business/legal processes” wasn’t a particular policy goal as far as I'm aware.

The real question is why shouldn’t an individual be able to obtain resources?

Regards,
-drc

> On Jul 11, 2025, at 9:57 AM, Noah <noah at neo.co.tz> wrote:
> 
> Please abandon this policy. 
> 
> Individuals should register a legally recognized sole proprietor or SME and get INR through the process that has stood a taste of time.
> 
> Let us resist the need to reduce Regional Internet Registries to this level of dealing with individuals. 
> 
> Cheers,
> ./noah
> 
> 
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2025, 2:27 am Elizabeth Goodson, <elizabeth.goodson at gmail.com <mailto:elizabeth.goodson at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Hello PPML,
>> 
>> I'm shepherding this policy along with Doug Camin. We're seeking direction from the community as to how the AC should proceed with this policy. There was robust conversation on PPML in late May and early June, which tapered off quickly after the ARIN Staff and Legal analysis was published.
>> 
>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2025_4/#staff-and-legal-review-3-june-2025
>> 
>> Should we
>> - abandon this policy,
>> - accept this policy as written, or
>> - continue to revise this policy?
>> 
>> We appreciate your feedback.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Liz Goodson
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