[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons

[Dale W. Carder]

Thus spake Noah (noah at neo.co.tz) on Tue, May 20, 2025 at 08:57:15PM +0300:
> Folks
> 
> What happens when the warm body seizes to exist due to natural causes, does
> their next-of-kim inherit the liability in accordance to the requirements
> of the RSA? (Annual fees, responses to the abuse@ )

Is this any different from a sole proprietorship?

(honest question - I do not know)

Dale

> On Tue, 20 May 2025, 8:33 pm ARIN, <info at arin.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 15 May 2025, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted ARIN-prop-343:
> > Resource Issuance to Natural Persons as Draft Policy.
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4 is below and can be found at:
> >
> > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2025_4
> >
> > You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will
> > evaluate the discussion to assess the conformance of this draft policy with
> > ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated in the
> > Policy Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are:
> >
> > * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
> > * Technically Sound
> > * Supported by the Community
> >
> > The PDP can be found at:
> >
> > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/
> >
> > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
> >
> > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Eddie Diego
> > Policy Analyst
> > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
> >
> >
> >
> > Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons
> >
> > Problem Statement:
> >
> > ARIN policies currently restrict the issuance of number resources to
> > organizations. This limits access for individuals who are running networks
> > under their own legal name, especially in regions where forming or
> > registering a business is not required or feasible. Other RIRs such as RIPE
> > NCC allow individuals to receive resources directly. ARIN should consider
> > similar flexibility to ensure equal and consistent access to Internet
> > number resources for all operators, regardless of legal structure.
> >
> > Policy Statement:
> >
> > This proposal introduces explicit policy text into the NRPM to allow
> > number resource issuance to natural persons (individuals) who provide valid
> > justification and identity verification.
> >
> > Amend NRPM Section 2 to add the following definition:
> >
> > 2.18 Organization
> >
> > An organization is a company, corporation, partnership, sole
> > proprietorship, government agency, non-profit entity, educational
> > institution, or a natural person acting in a capacity consistent with
> > operating a network and who meets ARIN´s resource eligibility criteria.
> >
> > Comments:
> >
> > Sections 4.2, 5.1, and 6.5 shall be interpreted to allow "organizations"
> > as newly defined in Section 2.12, thereby including individuals where
> > appropriate.
> >
> > Staff may develop identity verification and residency requirements
> > appropriate to individuals (e.g., government-issued photo ID and proof of
> > address).
> >
> > All resource justification, utilization, and RSA signing requirements
> > remain unchanged.
> >
> > There has been extensive discussion of this topic on the ARIN Public
> > Policy Mailing List (PPML) in April 2025. Participants have cited
> > inconsistencies and barriers created by reliance on state-level business
> > registries, and called for more inclusive eligibility mechanisms similar to
> > other RIR regions. The proposal addresses these concerns while maintaining
> > accountability and justification requirements.
> >
> > Timetable for implementation:
> >
> > Recommend implementation within 3-6 months of ratification to allow ARIN
> > staff and legal counsel to develop supporting processes.
> >
> > Anything else:
> >
> > This proposal does not reduce the level of justification required to
> > obtain resources, but merely expands eligibility to natural persons who
> > operate networks and meet all existing technical and usage criteria.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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