Web CLE | Who Governs the Internet, and Why Should Business Lawyers Care?

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Internet Governance (IG) touches upon many aspects of business law practice. This panel will provide an overview of the main IG bodies (ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and IGF: Internet Governance Forum) and main IG approaches (multilateral and multi-stakeholder). The panel will then show how this understanding of how IG works can help attorneys address common business law issues, such as domain name disputes, website hijacking, trademark infringement, SEO marketing abuses, and more.

Speakers: 

David Satola, The World Bank

Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law

Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob, Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Number

Moderator: Michael J Kelly