Welcome to InternetLegal.com

Welcome to InternetLegal.com brought to you by Rob Hassett, who is of counsel to and provides legal services in the corporate, technology and entertainment areas at Casey Gilson P.C. Rob provides corporate and intellectual property related legal services including negotiating and drafting agreements, setting up corporations, limited liability companies and other entities, working with investors, registering copyrights, registering trademarks, drafting terms of use, privacy policies and other legal documents for websites and representing clients involved in acquisitions. Clients include entrepreneurs and established businesses in technology and entertainment 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, Rob also offers his 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.

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."

Rob has written many articles which have been published in a variety of publications including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Business to Business Magazine, Fulton County Daily Report, the Atlanta Lawyer, Northside Woman Magazine and the Gwinnett Business Journal. You can access a list of (with links to) most of his articles by mouse clicking here.

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How Copyright Law Discriminates Against Internet Radio Atlanta Lawyer see page 8 5-2009 by Rob Hassett

Making it Easier for Stockholders to Participate in Compensation Decisions Atlanta Journal/Constitution 5-8-2009 by Rob Hassett

Rights of Privacy and Publicity in Interactive Media Later Revision of an Article Published in the January 1997 Issue of The Multimedia & Technology Licensing Law Report by Rob Hassett

Governing The Internet Materials for NBI Seminar 10-29-1998 by Rob Hassett (This article explains, from a legal perspective, how the internet worked in 1998 which is much the same as the way it works today)

Podcasts

From 2008 until 2010 Rob produced many podcast interviews for the website owned by Business to Business Magazine - www.btobmagazine.com. That publication and associated rights were sold to new owners in the winter of 2010 and the new owners stopped posting the interviews. Transcripts of many of the interviews, including the following, have been moved to:

www.tellmesomethingidontalreadyknow.com

4 of His Most Accessed Recordings/Transcripts

Interview of Penny Prime (Professor of Economics at Mercer University and Director of the Atlanta based China Research Center) by Rob Hassett (Posted in October of 2009)

Interview of a Bankruptcy Expert by Rob Hassett (Posted in April of 2009)

Interview of an Energy Expert by Rob Hassett (Posted in March of 2009)

Interview with the managing partner of a Venture Capital firm by Rob Hassett (Posted in December of 2008)

Client Endorsements

To read client recommendations, see postings on Linkedin by clicking here.

Songwriting

Rob co-wrote a song which is posted here.

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

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.

"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."

"To a business person or lawyer, nothing, other than health, family and friends, is more valuable than time."

It's very common to misunderstand the dynamics of risk. Always remember that dice have no memory. If you think dice, or someone throwing dice, are "hot," it's either your imagination or someone is cheating. Likewise, if you think being successful in the business you are starting or acquiring will be a slam dunk, you are not being objective.

A deep and objective understanding of a business, the market and what you can add are essential to successfully starting or taking over a business.