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

[Paul E McNary]

But Bill it definitely hasn't always been that simple.
I think John says it is no longer the case what I had to go through.
I don't know if the change was just in staff being trained to change criteria or if is officially codified.
Can John ans the staff change criteria again to be less favorable or
does it need to codified.
I don't know if I understand how the more liberal sole proprietorship screening was implemented.

Due to inflation and pennies being discontinued this is my nickels worth.

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Herrin" <bill at herrin.us>
To: "Martin Hannigan" <hannigan at gmail.com>
Cc: "ARIN-PPML List" <arin-ppml at arin.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 9:26:59 AM
Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons -- Request for Feedback

On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM Martin Hannigan <hannigan at gmail.com> wrote:
> This seems like a distraction. Feel free to come to Boston and visit
> the City Clerk's office to register your DBA and watch what happens.

Hi Martin,

Why would I? In Massachusetts, starting a sole proprietorship in one's
own name requires no government registration. You only register
anything if you want a fictitious name (a "Doing Business As"). If an
individual in Massachusetts wants to register for ARIN resources, they
identify themselves to ARIN as "Their Name, Sole Proprietorship." It's
that simple.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/starting-a-sole-proprietorship-in-massachusetts

Regards,
Bill Herrin


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William Herrin
bill at herrin.us
https://bill.herrin.us/
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