INTERNET LAW CENTER

 

 

LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY

 

Testimony on AB-2546 (Amendments to California Spam Law), California Senate Business & Professions Committee (2018).

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Testimony on AB-1958 (Free Offers on Internet), California Assembly Business & Professions Committee (2006).

 

Testimony on SB-92 (California Spyware Bill), California Assembly Business & Professions Committee (2005).

 

Testimony on SB-12 (California Spam Bill), California Senate Business & Professions Committee (2003).

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Treatises  & Journal Articles

 

 

Net Neutrality, E-Commerce Law Reports (December 2012)

 

The Transformation And Regulation Of Crowdfunding, E-Finance and Payments Law & Policy (June 2012).

 

Net Neutrality: A Battle That Has Intensified in the U.S., E-Commerce Law and Policy (November 2011).

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).

 

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).

 

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).  

 

Spyware and Data Security Bills Advance, Journal of Internet Law (August 2007).  

 

 

Selected Columns

 

It is Still Our Internet and We Can Save It, Huffington Post (January 17, 2014).

 

Highlights of Silicon Beach Congressional Debate, Huffington Post (May 22, 2014).

 

Tiny Iowa County Takes on the King of Online Defamation, Huffington Post (July 14, 2014).

 

My Comment to the FCC on Net Neutrality, Democratic Underground (July 15, 2014).
 

The Economics of PRISM and the Internet, Huffington Post (June 24, 2013).

 

Washington Post Columnist’s Myopic Call to Repeal the Internet, OpEdNews.com (July 4, 2013).

 

Is Steve Peace Leading California to Disaster . . . Again? Huffington Post (August 7, 2013).
 

CISPA, Netizens and the Internet's Coming of Age Party, Huffington Post (May 2, 2012).

 

Bridging the D.C.-Silicon Valley Divide in Napa Valley, Huffington Post (June 11, 2012).

 

Why Obama 2.0 is Good for Innovation, Huffington Post (October 23, 2012).

 

Amazon Tax 101: Understanding the New California Law, BizNik (July 15, 2011).

 

Cyber Attacks a Growing Threat to US Business and National Security, IT Security News (November 5, 2011).

 

Taxation by Press Release in the Cradle of Liberty, Huffington Post (December 14, 2011).
 

Net Neutrality, Green Tech and the Pong Republicans, Huffington Post (October 28, 2009).

 

Obama, Net Policy and the Kindness of Strangers, Huffington Post (February 4, 2009)

 

The Unbearable Unawareness of Cyber-Harassment, Huffington Post (January 25, 2009).
 

Time to Revisit the Legality of Bidding on Competitors' Trademarked Search Terms, Electronic Retailer (Online Strategies) (Summer 2008). 

 

Understanding the Politics of Spyware, Media Daily News (March 31, 2004).  

 

Avalanche of Unsolicited Email Requires Overall Legal Response, Los Angeles Daily Journal (March 3, 2003).

 

 

IN THE NEWS

 

Selected Media Appearances (*Denotes TV)

 

NSA and Privacy, Speak Out with Roger Galloway (KNTR – January 6, 2014).

 

Online Privacy and Data Breaches, Andrea Tantaros Show (Talk Radio Network – January 15, 2014).

 

Online Dating Safety, UT-San Diego News (February 2, 2014).*

 

Monkeys, Ducks and Unicorns (Review of Recent Supreme Court and Other Decisions), This Week in Law (TWIT TV – June 27, 2014).*

 

Cyber Security, Bill Martinez Live (CRN - May 16, 2013).

 

China and Cyber Security, The Jim Bohannon Show (Dial Global Network – June 3, 2013).

 

PRISM, Snowden & Cyber Security, The Janine Turner Show (KPRC – June 14, 2013).

 

ObamaCare Website Problems, Andrea Tantaros Show (Talk Radio Network – October 23, 2013).

 

Cyber Attacks, Talk Back with Chuck Wilder (CRN – Feb. 20, 2012).

 

Cyber Attacks, Price of Business Show (KNTH - Mar. 9, 2012).

 

FunnyJunk v Oatmeal, This Week in Law (TWIT TV – July 13, 2012).*

 

The Spam Problem, 7 Live (ABC San Francisco – January 3, 2011)*

 

Cyber Attacks, Bill Cunningham Show (WLW – November 18, 2011).

 

Cyber Attacks, Talk Back with Chuck Wilder (CRN – November 28, 2011).

 

Cyber Attacks, Talk of The Town (WATR – December 11, 2011).

 

Dan Hates Spam, Consumer Watch (CBS-San Francisco – December 28, 2010).*

 

Anti-Spam Crusader Dan Balsam Cashes In By Suing Spammers, Today Show (December 30, 2010).*

 

The Nanny State, CNBC Presents (CNBC – June 23, 2009).*