Thus spake Noah ([email protected]) 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, <[email protected]> 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ARIN-PPML > > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. > > > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ ARIN-PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
