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

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You are assuming that:

1) Individuals have no right to obtain resources; or

2) That It is in fact possible in all possible States or Nations to 
REGISTER a sole proprietor.

As a resident of the many US States that DOES NOT "Register" businesses, 
who operate under their legal name, and in fact has provided NO WAY under 
its laws to do so, I think your suggestion to "Please abandon this policy" 
is wrong.

Fictitious Name registrations in my state are NOT permitted of those 
attempting to register their actual name as a fictitious name. The entity 
registering a "Fictitious name" MUST be different than the fictitious name 
itself, and in fact the State registration system enforces this.

One might obtain a "Business Tax Receipt", formally called a "Occupational 
License", but those that are simply using resources for their own personal 
use such as for internet access are not "doing business" and are not 
required to do so. Also, "doing business" triggers things like zoning for 
the proposed business, which is not required if one simply wanted to 
obtain resources from ARIN.

As pointed out, most RIR's, including even the predecessor of ARIN allowed 
individuals to register for resources, and I know that there are still 
some living persons today that still hold such resources issued prior to 
ARIN.

I think it is wrong tor ARIN to insist on Corporations or LLCs as a 
condition to receive resources.  Especially if the person in fact is 
personally using the resources, rather than using them in a business.

Albert Erdmann
Network Administrator
Paradise On Line Inc.

Thus, if this process is abandoned, you will force those in my State to

On Fri, 11 Jul 2025, Noah 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> 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-revi
> ew-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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