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

[Matthew Cowen]

Hi Bill, All,

I note a distinct lack of responses from the Caribbean, so I thought I’d add one from the FWI.

Looking at the requirements in the Caribbean, you will note that it is indeed onerous *and* sometimes expensive. In Martinique for example, there are a number of forms to fill, a physical visit to the authorities and a modest cost, plus all of the legal obligations, annual declarations, taxes, etc. that having a business (even sole proprietor) entails.

Allowing individuals to have resources, to me, seems to be inline with the very premise of the Internet. Although, I acknowledge the negatives that that brings.

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My best/Cordialement,

Matthew Cowen


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On 14 Jul 2025, at 14:36, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM David Conrad via ARIN-PPML
<arin-ppml at arin.net> wrote:
I thought the point of this policy was that there are jurisdictions in which
obtaining the necessary government organizational paperwork was costly/onerous.

Hi David,

If there are ARIN-region jurisdictions where the necessary paperwork
for a sole proprietorship is costly or onerous, the draft's author and
proponents have not yet identified any of them. Unless I missed a post
somewhere?

Regards,
Bill Herrin


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https://bill.herrin.us/
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