We Know the Internet
We have over a decade of experience in Internet law.
You could even say "we wrote the book" on the Internet law since we led the California Bar's effort to draft a primer on Cyberspace Law for California policymakers. nisi, feugiat sollicitudin, fermentum
Internet Law Center Scores Victory Against Serial Cyber-Defamer;
Calls for Legislative Response
Internet Law Center Discusses
" Cyber Pearl Harbor" On Radio Across US
INTERNET LAW CENTER NEWS
(see Media Center for radio show news)
Jan 18: First Anniversary Edition of Cyber Law and Business Report.
Jan 14: Bennet moderates CalTech/MIT Enterprise Forum on privacy.
Jan 6: Bennet talks cyber security on the Bryan Lee Whatley Show .
Dec 31: New Cyber Report with top story of " Preparing for 2012 "
Dec. 3: " Pennsylvania Enacts Amazon Tax Via Press Release ," posted on ILC Cyber Report
Nov. 25: New Cyber Report wih top story on "State of Blogosphere 2011: Dangerously Unaware "
Nov. 21: " Net Neutrality: A Battle that has Intensified in the US ," published in E-Commerce Law and Policy
Nov. 15: Internet Law Center announces victory against Serial Cyber Defamer
The Internet Law Center is a firm dedicated to helping businesses navigate the evolving legal standards for today's digital economy.
The firm was founded by professionals with years of business and legal experience working in-house with internet companies who also have played a leading role in shaping law and policy on emerging internet issues.
Today the firm serves a diverse client base that includes startups and public companies both online and offline across North America and Asia.
Dawn C. Mallory | Entertainment Legal Consultant
Bennet Kelley | Founder
Professional Overview
Noteworthy
Education
Raun Burnham | IP Legal Consultant
Brian Benenhaley | Of Counsel (Emeritus)
Bennet Kelley serves as Special Counsel to Hull McGuire, a full service law firm whose clients include Fortune 500 companies
The firm has offices in Pittsburgh, San Diego and Washington, D.C. The relationship expands the scope of services to be offered through the Internet Law Center.
In 2008, the Internet Law Center launched its blog (or "blawg" for law blogs) and newsletter Monday Memo which now known as Cyber Report. After only a few issues it had been named one of the top internet law resources and was named top newsletter by the Los Angeles Press Club at the 2011 Southern Calfiornia Journalism Awards. Cyber Report is available at ilccyberreport.wordpress.com or clicking here. You can register for Cyber Report on the home page.
The success of Cyber Report has led to a radio version - Cyber Law and Business Report which airs live every Wednesday at 10AM Pacific on WebmasterRadio.fm.
Click here to check out current or past editions of CLBR and click here for the CLBR blog with information on the show's guests and more.
2011
Taxation by Press Release in the Cradle of Liberty , Huffington Post (December 14, 2011).
Net Neutrality: A Battle That Has Intensified in the U.S . , E-Commerce Law and Policy (November 2011).
Cyber Attacks a Growing Threat to US Business and National Security , IT Security News (November 5, 2011).
Amazon Tax 101: Understanding the New California Law , BizNik (July 15, 2011).
2010
The Development of the Affiliate Marketing Model , E-Commerce Law and Policy (December 2010).
Cyberspace Law and Policy: A Primer for State Policymakers , California Bar Business Law Section (April 2010) (co-author).
2009
Net Neutrality, Green Tech and the Pong Republicans , Huffington Post (October 28, 2009).
Net Neutrality Overview , SlideShare (October 27, 2009).
Obama, Net Polilcy and the Kindness of Strangers , Huffington Post (February 4, 2009).
The Unbearable Unawareness of Cyber-Harassment , Huffington Post (January 25, 2009).
2008
110th Congress Makes Its Mark , Journal of Internet Law (December 2008).
Measuring the 110th Congress at Twilight , Journal of Internet Law (October 2008).
GOFAS Potential Revival During a Short, Hot Summer , Journal of Internet Law (August 2008).
Time to Revisit the Legality of Bidding on Competitors' Trademarked Search Terms , Electronic Retailer (Online Strategies) (Summer 2008).
Cyber Legislation Part of Capitol's Spring Fever , Journal of Internet Law (June 2008).
Federal Legislative Update: Playing in the Big Leagues , Journal of Internet Law (April 2008).
CrystalBall.gov: Predicting Cyber Policy in 2008 , Journal of Internet Law (March 2008).
Internet Legislation in the First Session of the 110th Congress , Journal of Internet Law (February 2008).
2003-2007
Spyware and Data Security Bills Advanc e, Journal of Internet Law (August 2007).
Playing in the Big Leagues , Online Media Daily (April 20, 2005).
Armageddon and the Year of the Internet , Media Daily News (August 4, 2004).
Understanding the Politics of Spyware , Media Daily News (March 31, 2004).
Blacklists and Shade of Gra y, Media Daily News (Fe
Industry Lessons of 2003 Part II , Media Daily News
(December16, 2003).
I ndustry Lessons of 2003 Part I, Media Daily News
(December 8, 2003).
Separating Facts from Politics in Senator Bowens Remarks , Media Daily News (November 24, 2003).
Avalanche of Unsolicited Email Requires Overall Legal Response , Los Angeles Daily Journal (March 3, 2003)
1993
Successful Discovery Techniques in Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation , Environmental Insurance Law Institute (1993) (co-author).
2012
Venturing in the Privacy Tug-Of War: Opportunities in Controlling Personal Data, CalTech/MIT Enterprise Forum (Pasadena: January 14, 2012)
Regulating the Internet: Evolution of the United States Approach to the Newest Frontier, InterNews Conference on Media and Internet Policies behind the Great Firewall: A Global Conversation on Traditional and Digital Media Law and the Reality in China (Bangkok: January 8, 2011).
Presentation
Essentials of Cyberspace Law: User Generated Content, Privacy and Online Advertising , California Bar Business Law Section Essentials Webinar Series (Webinar: January 24, 2011).
Making Sense of Recent FTC Enforcement Actions , Santa Clara High Tech Law Institute, (Santa Clara: June 16, 2011).
Oprah, Flogs and the FTC: Hot Topics 2010 , Affiliate Summit West (Las Vegas : January 18, 2010).
Presentation / Video
Data Control: Whos Nibbling on Your Cookie? South by Southwest Interactive (Austin: March 16, 2010).
Cyberspace Law and Policy: A Primer for State Policymakers, California Bar Cyberspace Committee Sacramento Day (Sacramento: April 21, 2010).
Affiliate Ethics Roundtable , AffCon West (Denver: June 21, 2010).
Affiliates and FTC Compliance , AffCon West (Denver: June 22, 2010).
Why a CO State Law Could Turn e-Commerce on its Head , Electronic Retailing Association Convention (Las Vegas: September 21, 2010).
Interactive Legal Clinic: Trademarks, Incorporation, FTC Regulations and More , AffCon East (Miami: December 9, 2010).
Make an Impact in Governmental Affairs, Affiliate Summit West (Las Vegas: January 13, 2009).
Video
Amazon Sales Tax Legislation , California Bar Cyberspace Committee (Webinar: April14, 2009).
Privacy Concerns in Marketing and Commercial Communications , PLI Privacy and Data Security Law Institute (San Francisco: June 2, 2009).
Affiliate Marketing over the Internet, Stanford Law School Center for Internet Studies, 6th Annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conference (Palo Alto: June 12, 2009).
Advertising Tax: What Happened and Whats Nex t? Affiliate Summit East (New York: August 10, 2009).
Cyber Harassment, Georgetown University Law Center (Washington: October 17, 2009).
The Affiliate Tax: Looking Forward Through 2010 , Affiliate Convention West (Los Angeles: December 4, 2009).
FTC Privacy Roundtable: Background and Summar y, California Bar Cyberspace Committee (Webinar: December 7, 2009).
From Recent Cases to Mobile Messaging: What to Advise Clients as CAN-SPAM Turns 4, California Bar Intellectual Property Section and Southwestern University (Los Angeles: January 16, 2008).
Hot Issues in Cyberspace: 10 Things You Should Know About Online Advertising , California Bar Section Education Institute (San Diego January 18, 2008).
Managing Legal Risks in Affiliate Marketing , Affiliate Summit West (February 25, 2008).
Search Extended: Tapping the Opportunities in Behavioral Search Retargeting and Targeted Media, OMMA Global Hollywood (Los Angeles: March 17, 2008).
Flirting with the Third Rail: The Privacy Debate Gets Real, OMMA Behavioral (San Francisco:July 21, 2008).
Legal 2.0: Hot Topics in Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Summit East (August 11, 2008).
Online Advertising , Internet Marketing Conference (Vancouver: September 12, 2008).
Hot Topics in Cyberspace Law: CAN-SPAM at 5 , California State Bar Annual Meeting (Monterey: September 26, 2008).
Online Advertising's Year of Living Dangerously , California State Bar Cyberspace Committee (San Diego: October 14, 2008)
Presentation .
E mail Compliance: The Foundation of Reputation and Deliverability , Email Experience Council and the Direct Marketing Association (New York: Nov. 3, 2008)
Perils of Affiliate Marketing , PMA Promotion Marketing Law Conference (Chicago: November 21, 2008).
2007
Best Practices for Advertisers and Affiliates , Affiliate Summit 2007 (Las Vegas: January 22, 2007).
Withstanding FTC and State Scrutiny of Emerging e-Marketing Practices , Corporate Counsel on E-Marketing & Privacy Law (Los Angeles March 19, 2007).
Trademarks on the Internet , 8th Annual Tech Law Conference: ACC America & Pepperdine School of Law (Los Angeles: March 30, 2007).
Online Marketing: Opportunities and Risk , West LegalWorks & Southwestern Law School 2007 International IT Law Summit (Los Angeles: June 8, 2007).
Protecting Your Brand in Cyberspace , Pasadena Bar Association (Pasadena: September 27, 2007).
Contractual Rights and the Internet: Ensuring Your Rights Are Protected , 2007 American Corporate Counsel Association Annual Meeting (Chicago: October 29, 2007).
2006
E-Commerce & Internet Advertising Law , 7th Annual Tech Law Conference: ACC America & Pepperdine School of Law (Malibu: June 20, 2006).
Current Legal Issues Involving the Internet , E.W. Scripps Company (Cincinnatti: June 23, 2006).
Hot Topics in eCommerce & Technology Law , 2006 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting (San Diego: October 24, 2006).
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Testimony on AB-1958 (Free Offers on Internet), California Assembly Business & Professions Committee (May 9, 2006).
Testimony on SB-92 (California Spyware Bill), California Assembly Business & Professions Committee (June 21, 2005).
Testimony on SB-12 (California Spam Bill), California Senate Business & Professions Committee (March 24, 2003).
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