I'm not a lawyer, but I assume that this is already possible considering that individuals are able to register as sole proprietors. Any assets owned by the proprietor are presumably owned by the individual, and I expect that they'd become part of their estate upon their death.
Regardless, this is a good point, and I'd be curious to know about other potential legal risks. Best, Bradan Fleming On Fri, 2025-07-11 at 22:12 +0300, Noah wrote: > It's not a good policy. If individuals want to become members of an > RIR, that is fine. > > But when it comes to Internet Number Resources which we have seen > some claim to be properties or a commodity, this will create a > precedent where persons claim IP addresses as personal property or > part of their estate or assets. They will then advance into courts to > make claims and the judges who do not have an idea how the RIR > system works will defend their property rights. > > Cheers, > ./noah > > > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM Douglas Camin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Scott - > > > > > > I think the intent is to suggest that the community first focus on > > the merits of the policy ahead the costs. This does not mean cost > > is never a consideration, but at this juncture - this draft policy > > is brand new and only received an early staff and legal because of > > its legal implications - the questions to the community revolve > > around “is this good policy or not." > > > > Hope that helps - > > > > > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Douglas J. Camin > > [email protected] > > > > > > From: Scott Leibrand <[email protected]> > > Date: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM > > To: arin-ppml <[email protected]>, Douglas Camin > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural > > Persons -- Request for Feedback > > > > I wholeheartedly disagree. If the benefits of the policy change > > don’t exceed the costs, it’s not good policy. I’m not convinced we > > haven’t already wasted more of our collective time discussing this > > policy than will ever be saved by the small number of individuals > > who’d benefit from it (those who can’t easily apply as sole > > proprietors). > > > > -Scott > > On Jul 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM -0700, Douglas Camin > > <[email protected]>, wrote: > > > > > Xavier - > > > > > > Appreciate the feedback and question. When considering policy, > > > it’s encouraged to consider the policy exclusively on the merits > > > and not on cost. If it’s good policy, it should be implemented > > > and if not, it should be abandoned. This keeps us focused on > > > whether policy is sound or not. A sound policy can be expensive, > > > and an unsound one can be cheap. > > > > > > Hope that helps, though I know it doesn’t directly answer your > > > question - we’d love to get your feedback on your views on what > > > we should do with the policy. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Douglas J. Camin > > > ARIN Advisory Council > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > From: ARIN-PPML <[email protected]> on behalf of Xavier > > > via ARIN-PPML <[email protected]> > > > Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM > > > To: Elizabeth Goodson <[email protected]> > > > Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to > > > Natural Persons -- Request for Feedback > > > > > > > > > My feedback on this policy depends on what the "implementation > > > cost" (referenced in the last paragraph of the Legal Review > > > section) will be. Making it easier to access resources is > > > probably worth $10,000 but is probably not worth $250,000, IMO. > > > Do we have a ballpark estimate? > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Xavier Clark > > > > > > On Thursday, July 10th, 2025 at 7:27 PM, Elizabeth Goodson > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello PPML, > > > > > > > > I'm shepherding this policy along with Doug Camin. We're > > > > seeking direction from the community as to how the AC should > > > > proceed with this policy. There was robust conversation on PPML > > > > in late May and early June, which tapered off quickly after the > > > > ARIN Staff and Legal analysis was published. > > > > > > > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2025_4/#staff-and-legal-review-3-june-2025 > > > > > > > > > > > > Should we > > > > - abandon this policy, > > > > - accept this policy as written, or > > > > - continue to revise this policy? > > > > > > > > We appreciate your feedback. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Liz Goodson > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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.
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