Why is "Operate as legal businesses within the ARIN service region" a "fundamental criteria that must be included in the definition of an organization"?
That requirement does not seem self-evident to me. Tyler On Fri, 2025-05-30 at 12:59 -0500, David Farmer via ARIN-PPML wrote: > I do not support the policy as written. As written, it is unclear whether > natural persons not conducting business and acting solely as hobbyists are > excluded. However, natural persons operating businesses in their own name > should be considered valid organizations. > > Organizations must; > 1. Operate as legal businesses within the ARIN service region. > 2. Operate a network within the ARIN service region with Internet number > resources allocated by or registered with ARIN. > 3. Meet other policy or eligibility criteria. > From a policy perspective, the first two are fundamental criteria that must > be included in the definition of an organization. > > I suggest the following revision to the policy text; > > > 2.x Organization > > > An organization is a company, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, > > government agency, non-profit entity, educational institution, or natural > > person operating as a legal business within the ARIN service region. It must > > also operate a network within the ARIN service region with Internet number > > resources allocated by or registered with ARIN and meet other policy or > > eligibility criteria. > > I also want to point out the recent blog post by ARIN Staff about this > subject. > https://www.arin.net/blog/2025/05/28/individual-requests/ > > Thanks. > > On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 12:33 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. > > > -- > =============================================== > David Farmer Email:[email protected] > Networking & Telecommunication Services > Office of Information Technology > University of Minnesota > 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 > Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 > =============================================== > _______________________________________________ > 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]). 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