Martin, You appear to be making the assertion that hobbyists are not legitimate users of internet number resources.
I simply disagree. Owen > On Jul 16, 2025, at 06:40, Martin Hannigan <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM William Herrin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM Matthew Cowen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> https://entreprendre.service-public.fr/vosdroits/F32886 >> >> Hi Matthew, >> >> I'm sorry, I see where that document talks about a dozen different >> types of French companies that aren't sole proprietorships but not >> where it talks about sole proprietorships. That whole first section is >> literally the types of companies you can choose which -aren't- sole >> proprietorships and the legal ramifications of each. The phrase, >> "entreprise individuelle," never appears again after the first >> paragraph. If you want me to consider the information, I need it to be >> on-point. Not a general description of the types of businesses >> possible in France. >> >> I note that >> https://stripe.com/resources/more/how-to-create-a-sole-proprietorship-france#registration-costs >> says that setting up a "microbusiness" sole proprietorship in France >> is *FREE* while the prior information I found on Martinique in >> particular says it costs 22 Euros so if you have more authoritative >> information than what I found it would be helpful for it to also be >> Martinique-specific. >> >> >>> Martinique *is* France ;) >> >> I get that Martinique's relationship with France is comparable to >> Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States. Puerto Rico has no >> shortage of local laws and regulations which differ from mainland >> practices. A commerce.gov web page would not serve to clarify sole >> proprietorships in Puerto Rico. >> > > > This seems like a distraction. Feel free to come to Boston and visit > the City Clerk's office to register your DBA and watch what happens. > There's a good chance if there's anything at all questionable the > Clerk themself will come out from the cave and discuss it. This > doesn't appear any materially different than anywhere else and it's > different (and easier) when you are local. My point is are we talking > about corner cases or is there a problem representing a high > percentage of applicants that ARIN is failing -and- does the community > want to do something about it? > > - How many applicants have completely failed to obtain resources as a > percentage of those who have succeeded? > - How many are engaged in commercial activities vs. hobbyists? > - What is the non-sunk cost of obligations ARIN would need to fulfill > to allow non government vetted entities to obtain resources? > - What is the public safety risk or registry improvement, if any, of > ARIN vetting vs. government vetting? > > Warm regards, > > -M< > _______________________________________________ > 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.
