Bret Fausett
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One of the first Attorneys to pursue the intellectual property aspects of Internet Law, Southern California based, Bret Fausett is currently Of Counsel at the Los Angeles offices of Alvarado Smith. [1]
In 1997, Fausett broke ground while handling one of the first major disputes between a domain name registrant and a trademark owner, over the rights to earth.com. The following year he worked with the gaming giant Hasbro to negotiate the internet rights for the company's famous games, leading to the creation of games.com, one of the web's first gaming sites.
Fausett has been an active member of the AIP (Association of Internet Professionals) since it's inception and has served as editor of the organization's newsletter.[2]
Active in the Internet Industry both professionally and as a hobbyist,[3] Fausett's blogs [1] and tweets often cover ICANN issues and Internet governance.
Fausett's areas of practice are described as somewhat equal parts Internet, business and intellectual property. [4]
Career History
Fausett has worked with numerous Law Firms as Partner, Associate and Of Council. Currently, Fausett is Of Counsel at Alvarado Smith, A Professional Corporation, where he is a member of the Intellectual Property and Litigation departments. In addition to handling intellectual property and licensing issues, he currently represents a large domain name registrar and a major U.S. sporting goods manufacturer in legal matters concerning the Internet. From 1998 to 2008, Fausett served on ICANN's At Large Advisory Counsel. From 2000-2006 he was a Partner at Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, LLP and from 2000-2003 he wrote the "Legal Code" column for the CMP's New Architect and Web Techniques magazines. He worked for the AIP/Webmaster's Guild from 1995-1999 and was an Associate at Choate, Hall & Stewart from 1992-1997. Fausett has written numerous articles for publications such as New Architect, Web Techniques, the San Francisco Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Work with ICANN
On behalf of the AIP and other organizations, Fausett played a part in the discussions leading to ICANN's creation. Fausett spent 10 years (1998-2008) as a member of ICANN's At Large Advisory Council and has served as a member of ICANN's Names Council and on the Nominating Committee for the Board of Directors. Additionally, Fausett served as Chair of the policies and procedures working group of ICANN's Domain Name Supporting Organization. In his blog and social media presence, Fausett comments regularly on issues surrounding ICANN and Internet governance policies.
Awards
Fausett won the 2003 Maggie Award for "Best Regular Feature," from the Western Publishers Association [5] In 2000 Fausett was AIP's nominee for membership on the FTC's “Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security.”
Associations
Fausett has been a member of the Federal Bar Association since 2004 and a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawers since 2003.
Portfolio of Published Work
"First Episode of ‘Boston Legal’ Gives New Meaning to Professional Ethics" Los Angeles Daily Journal 2004, "First Episode of ‘Boston Legal’ Gives New Meaning to Professional Ethics" San Francisco Daily Journal 2004, "Hooray for the RIAA! Developing Internet Law" New Architect 2003, "Radio, Radio: The Birth of Webcasting" Unknown 2003, "Ask Not What the Internet Can Do For You" Unknown 2003, "Who Are You? Securing Digital Identity" New Architect 2002, "Minds of Their Own: Copyright Protection Flags and Fair Use" New Architect 2002, "Digital Rights Management" Web Techniques 2002, "Into the Deep: Thinking about Deep Linking" New Architect 2002, "The Hague Treaty on Jurisdiction: Diverse Laws, Uniform Enforcement" New Architect 2002, "Blind Vigilantes: Black Hole Lists Offer Dark Prospects" New Architect 2002, "Do You Copy? What the Courts Are Saying About Fair Use and Linking Rights" New Architect 2002, "Captured! The Sad, Predictable Story of ICANN's At Large" New Architect 2002, "Mending the Gaping Security Hole in Your Network" New Architect 2002, "Legal Tools for the New Journalists" New Architect 2002, "Data Control and Quality of Service" New Architect 2002, "Becoming a Patriot" New Architect 2002, "Governing A Global Resource from Los Angeles County" New Architect 2002, "Don't Tread On My Server" Web Techniques 2001, "Bringing Old Content to a New Medium" Web Techniques 2001.
Education
Vanderbilt University Law School J.D., Law 1985-1988 Three-year Patrick Wilson Scholar in Law
University of Southern California A. B, Philosophy 1981-1985