> On Apr 8, 2025, at 3:00 PM, David Conrad <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> I’m curious: why does the natural vs. legal person distinction make a
>>> difference here?
>>
>> The distinction matters because legal persons — like corporations or LLCs —
>> are publicly entities by design. Natural persons, on the other hand, are
>> private unless they take steps to operate publicly. A sole proprietorship
>> is one common way individuals can do this – the individual effectively holds
>> themselves out publicly out as entity engaging with others. It is not
>> perfect, since legal persons can take steps to not be reachable despite
>> making themselves public, but it does reflect intent.
>
> So, the distinction matters due to ARIN’s assumption of the default state of
> reachability for resources it allocates under an RSA (i.e., natural =
> private, legal = public)?
David -
Not at all - it simply reflects that participation in Internet number
registry services is participation in an inherently public activity.
Thanks!
/John
John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers
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