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Hi Bill, All,
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<div>I note a distinct lack of responses from the Caribbean, so I thought I’d add one from the FWI.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage">
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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Matthew Cowen<br>
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<div>On 14 Jul 2025, at 14:36, William Herrin <bill@herrin.us> wrote:</div>
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<div>On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM David Conrad via ARIN-PPML<br>
<arin-ppml@arin.net> wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">I thought the point of this policy was that there are jurisdictions in which<br>
obtaining the necessary government organizational paperwork was costly/onerous.<br>
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Hi David,<br>
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If there are ARIN-region jurisdictions where the necessary paperwork<br>
for a sole proprietorship is costly or onerous, the draft's author and<br>
proponents have not yet identified any of them. Unless I missed a post<br>
somewhere?<br>
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Regards,<br>
Bill Herrin<br>
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William Herrin<br>
bill@herrin.us<br>
https://bill.herrin.us/<br>
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