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Fausett's areas of practice are described as somewhat equal parts Internet, business, and intellectual property.<ref>[http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/90071-ca-bret-fausett-106268.html Avvo.com]</ref>

Fausett's areas of practice are described as somewhat equal parts Internet, business, and intellectual property.<ref>[http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/90071-ca-bret-fausett-106268.html Avvo.com]</ref>

===Early Internet Work===

===Early Internet Work===

Mr. Fausett has been working with a variety of business in establishing and protecting their online presence and brands since 1997. In that year, he was succesfully involved with one of the first domain disputes between a trademark owner and a domain name registrant; the dispute was over the domain "earth.com". In 1998, he began working with Hasbro to register and protect their large portfolio of games, which led to the establishment of one of the first online gaming sites, "games.com".

Mr. Fausett has been working with a variety of business in establishing and protecting their online presence and brands since 1997. In that year, he was succesfully involved with one of the first domain disputes between a trademark owner and a domain name registrant; the dispute was over the domain "earth.com". In 1998, he began working with Hasbro to register and protect their large portfolio of games, which led to the establishment of one of the first online gaming sites, "games.com".

In 2008, Bret Fausett was  invited to speak at the United Nations' [[IGF|Internet Governance Forum]] in Hyderabad, India. He presented a paper on the legality of using local points of control, such as domain name [[registrar]]s and [[Registry|registries]], hosting companies and [[IP Address|IP addresses]], to regulate international conduct.<ref>[http://www.alvaradosmith.com/docs/bfausett.pdf Bret Fausett Bio, AlvaradoSmith.com]</ref>

In 2008, Bret Fausett was  invited to speak at the United Nations' [[IGF|Internet Governance Forum]] in Hyderabad, India. He presented a paper on the legality of using local points of control, such as domain name [[registrar]]s and [[Registry|registries]], hosting companies and [[IP Address|IP addresses]], to regulate international conduct.<ref>[http://www.alvaradosmith.com/docs/bfausett.pdf Bret Fausett Bio, AlvaradoSmith.com]</ref>

=== Awards ===

=== Awards ===

Fausett won the 2003 Maggie Award for "Best Regular Feature," from the Western Publishers Association for his work with the CMP Media Web Techniques and New Architect Magazine from 200 to 2003.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=83321&authType=name&authToken=1lA6&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&pohelp=&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref><ref>[http://www.alvaradosmith.com/docs/bfausett.pdf Fausett Bio, AlvaradoSmith.com]</ref> In 2000, Fausett was AIP's nominee for membership on the FTC's “Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security”.

Fausett won the 2003 Maggie Award for "Best Regular Feature," from the Western Publishers Association for his work with the CMP Media Web Techniques and New Architect Magazine from 200 to 2003.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=83321&authType=name&authToken=1lA6&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&pohelp=&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref><ref>[http://www.alvaradosmith.com/docs/bfausett.pdf Fausett Bio, AlvaradoSmith.com]</ref> In 2000, Fausett was AIP's nominee for membership on the FTC's “Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security”.

He has been vocal on a number of industry platforms since the very beginnings of ICANN. He has been a long supporter of removing American oversight of the Internet and recognizing its international nature.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Bret+Fausetts+Views+On+ICANN+Reform.aspx Fauseets Views on ICANN Reform]</ref>

He has been vocal on a number of industry platforms since the very beginnings of ICANN. He has been a long supporter of removing American oversight of the Internet and recognizing its international nature.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Bret+Fausetts+Views+On+ICANN+Reform.aspx Fauseets Views on ICANN Reform]</ref>

In a letter dated December 8th, Fausett, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry participants, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and that the program had taken lots of people a long time to develop, hence it had not been rushed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators]</ref> Read the letter [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

In a letter dated December 8th, Fausett, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry participants, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and that the program had taken lots of people a long time to develop, hence it had not been rushed.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> Read the letter [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

== Fun Fact ==

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