On Sep 13, 2013, at 3:54 PM, William Herrin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 3:26 PM, John Curran <[email protected]> wrote: >> It is ARIN's practice to assign number resources to organizations, >> not individuals. > > That's me, Mr. Outlier. > >>> On Sep 13, 2013, at 11:59 AM, William Herrin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> More importantly: why not? >> >> At a minimum, NRPM 2.6 ("End-user" definition) would need to be >> changed to recognize IP address assignments to individuals - >> >> "2.6 An end-user is an organization receiving assignments of IP >> addresses exclusively for use in its operational networks." > > An organization is some number of people acting on concert towards a > common goal. One is an acceptable number. Given Citizens United and > the history of similar rulings, I'm pretty sure I can make that claim > stick. > > Besides which, I presume ARIN doesn't refuse to do business with sole > proprietorships. A sole proprietorship has no legal existence separate > from the single individual who owns it. With minor exceptions (Bob's > Bait and Tackle can't get married or adopt children) a proprietorship > is legally synonymous with its owner. > > What else ya got? :)
Bill - We have no problem dealing with sole proprietorships; they are organizations and can receive assignments. Note that the number resources are still assigned in such cases to the organization (i.e. in the name of the sole proprietorship) not the individual. FYI, /John John Curran President and CEO 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: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
