Welcome to InternetLegal.com

Welcome to InternetLegal.com

Welcome to InternetLegal.com brought to you by Rob Hassett, who is of counsel to and in charge of the technology and entertainment group at Casey Gilson P.C. The technology and entertainment group provides legal services for clients in technology and entertainment, including negotiating and drafting agreements, setting up corporations, limited liability companies and other entities, working with investors, registering copyrights, registering trademarks and representing clients involved in acquisitions. Clients include entrepreneurs and established businesses in these fields and businesses purchasing technology based products and services. Services frequently involve specialized knowledge regarding technology, the Internet and the entertainment industry. Mr. Hassett regularly speaks and writes on these topics.

Casey Gilson P.C. is a leading litigation firm in the Southeast. Working with the Casey Gilson trial attorneys, the technology and entertainment group also offers its clients representation in technology, entertainment, corporate, trademark and copyright litigation.

Rob enjoys speaking with others, including other lawyers, about technology, intellectual property and Internet law related matters. You should feel free to call him if you would like to discuss legal issues relating to any of these areas.

Co-Author

Rob is a co-author of Volume 5 on Internet and Interactive Media law of LexisNexis' ten volume treatise on Entertainment Law entitled "Entertainment Industry Contracts."

Georgia Tech

Rob teaches in the Professional Education Program at Ga. Tech.

Recent Articles

Rob has recently had articles published in a variety of publications including Business to Business Magazine, Northside Woman Magazine and the Gwinnett Business Journal.

Intellectual Property Law Section of Atlanta Bar Association

Rob is a founding board member of the recently formed Intellectual Property Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association.

Other

Rob has given more than 75 presentations and written over 30 published articles about his areas of expertise.

Mission

Rob's mission, as an attorney, is to facilitate the creation, development, commercialization and distribution of technologically and creatively based works and services that help make the world a better place by:

(a) providing legal services necessary to help creators and artists protect, develop, distribute and provide their works and services and sell their works and businesses (all of which encourages the creation of more works and businesses); and

(b) helping companies to acquire ownership of proprietary rights in and/or rights to use technological and/or creative works and ownership of technologically and creatively based businesses.

Quotes from Rob

"A man or woman who starts a technologically or creatively based business without consulting a lawyer with expertise in that area of law will likely end up with gaps in the rights which he or she owns."

"The primary reason most successful entrepreneurs start businesses is not to make money, but for the same reason most successful writers write, painters paint, filmmakers make films and recording artists record -- to express themselves."

"Life, especially for people in the business world, is a series of hassles with breaks and disasters."

"Nothing is as important in life as having a good reputation and nothing affects one's reputation as much as keeping one's word."

"I can usually tell early on, sometimes within the first few minutes, whether a new business will have some success. I do not use any formula, but factors include the worthiness of the concept and the openness, approach, vision, strengths and weaknesses of the participants. After the business has been operating for a while, careful review of the financial statements and notes can be very illuminating especially if the comparison of statements by the founders of the new business to those financial statements indicates lack of honesty, objectivity or good judgment."

" Having a bachelor's degree or more from a prestigious school is very helpful in raising funding for a new business. They can also be valuable in developing contacts. However, my experience is that such degrees are otherwise mostly irrelevant to whether a person is successful as an entrepreneur. Whether or not they have degrees, the best entrepreneurs are mostly self-taught."

"Time is a very valuable commodity. To a busy energetic business person or lawyer, having extra time is a godsend."

"Articles and books about business and sports strategies can be very interesting and are valuable, because, among other reasons, they help us think and give us models to use to compare to our own approaches. However, no generic strategy will fit every situation perfectly and, the more people that pursue a particular strategy, the less valuable that strategy will tend to become."

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