It is part of the current criteria. Further, calling a natural person, who is not acting as a business and is strictly a hobbyist, an organization seems a bit of a stretch to me.
If you want to change things to include hobbiests, it should be a clear and explicit change, not something snuck in the back door of a fuzzy definition. Thanks. On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM Tyler O'Meara <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- =============================================== 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 ===============================================
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