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|email=Robin [at] ImagineLaw.com

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'''Robin Gross''' is the Founder and Executive Director of [[IP Justice] an international civil liberties organization based in San Francisco dedicated to promoting balanced intellectual property laws and fair Internet governance policies]. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/imaginelaw linkedin.com]</ref>

She has served as the Chair of ICANN's Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group ([[NCSG]]) since December 2011 to represent non-commercial policy interests within the GNSO policy development process and ICANN community.  Previously Ms. Gross Chaired ICANN's Non-Commercial Users Constituency ([[NCUC]]) from 2008-2010.

She served as a member of the inaugural Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group to the United Nations Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]) from 2006-2008 as a representative of civil society. She also served as the representative of [[NCUC]] on [[ICANN]] [[GNSO]] Policy Council from 2004-2008.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXiK9lkCXH8 youtube.com]</ref>  

 

She served as a member of the inaugural Multi-stakeolder Advisory Group to the United Nations Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]) from 2006-2008 as a representative of civil society. She also served as the representative of [[NCUC]] on [[ICANN]] [[GNSO]] Policy Council from 2004-2008.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXiK9lkCXH8 youtube.com]</ref>  

She also runs [[Imagine Law]], a boutique law firm with experience on intellectual property rights, Internet, and entertainment law issues.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/ imaginelaw.com]</ref>

She also runs [[Imagine Law]], a boutique law firm with experience on intellectual property rights, Internet, and entertainment law issues.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/ imaginelaw.com]</ref>

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Robin Gross, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The  letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Robin Gross, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The  letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

==Career History==

==Career History==

In 2003, she gave a keynote speech at the [[WSIS]] in Geneva, arguing that in an information society, communication rights are human rights.

In 2003, she gave a keynote speech at the [[WSIS]] in Geneva, arguing that in an information society, communication rights are human rights.

She organized a campaign named [[CODE]], which was successful in reforming the European Union's Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in 2004. She advised the Latin American Policy maker on how to implement the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement's IP.

She organized a campaign named [[CODE]], which was successful in reforming the European Union's Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in 2004. She advised the Latin American Policymaker on how to implement the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement's IP.

Gross participate in [[WIPO]] meetings to the "Development Agenda." She organized an international campaign to support the proposal for a "Development Agenda" at WIPO in 2005.

Gross participate in [[WIPO]] meetings to the "Development Agenda." She organized an international campaign to support the proposal for a "Development Agenda" at WIPO in 2005.

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