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'''Robin Gross''' is the Founder and Executive Director of [[IP Justice]]. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/imaginelaw linkedin.com]</ref>

She has served as the Chair of ICANN's Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group ([[NCSG]]) since December 2011 to represent non-commercial policy interests within the GNSO policy development process and ICANN community. Previously Ms. Gross Chaired ICANN's Non-Commercial Users Constituency ([[NCUC]]) from 2008-2010.

She is a member of the Advisory Group to the United Nations Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]). She has also been the representative of [[NCUC]] on [[ICANN]] [[GNSO]] Policy Council since 2005.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXiK9lkCXH8 youtube.com]</ref>  

She served as a member of the inaugural Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group to the United Nations Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]) from 2006-2008 as a representative of civil society. She also served as the representative of [[NCUC]] on [[ICANN]] [[GNSO]] Policy Council from 2004-2008.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXiK9lkCXH8 youtube.com]</ref>  

She also runs [[Imagine Law]], a firm dedicated to entertainment law issues.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/ imaginelaw.com]</ref>

She also runs [[Imagine Law]], a boutique law firm with experience on intellectual property rights, Internet, and entertainment law issues.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/ imaginelaw.com]</ref>

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Robin Gross, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, 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 noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The  letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

* '''Santa Clara University School of Law''' Juris Doctorate, High Technology Law (1995 – 1998)

* '''Michigan State University''' BA, Political Philosophy & International Relations (1988 – 1994)<ref>[https://www.lawpivot.com/account/attorney_profile/105/ lawpivot.com]</ref>

==Career History==

==Career History==

Robin Gross began her legal career as the first [[intellectual property]] (IP) attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation ([[EFF]]) in 1999.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/ imaginelaw.com]</ref>

Robin Gross began her legal career as the first [[intellectual property]] (IP) attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation ([[EFF]]) in 1999.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/lawyer-attorney-1181486.html imaginelaw.com]</ref>

In 2003, she gave a keynote speech at the [[WSIS]] in Geneva, arguing that in an information society, communication rights are human rights.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/lawyer-attorney-1181486.html imaginelaw.com]</ref>

In 2003, she gave a keynote speech at the [[WSIS]] in Geneva, arguing that in an information society, communication rights are human rights.

She organized a campaign named [[CODE]], which was successful in reforming the European Union's Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in 2004. She advised the Latin American Policy maker on how to implement the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement's IP.

She organized a campaign named [[CODE]], which was successful in reforming the European Union's Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in 2004. She advised the Latin American Policymaker on how to implement the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement's IP.

Gross participate in [[WIPO]] meetings to the "Development Agenda." She organized an international campaign to support the proposal for a "Development Agenda" at WIPO in 2005.

Gross participate in [[WIPO]] meetings to the "Development Agenda." She organized an international campaign to support the proposal for a "Development Agenda" at WIPO in 2005.

In 2005 at [[WSIS]] in Tunis, Gross addressed the WSIS plenary. She also chaired two panel discussions on the topics of the World Intellectual Property Organization and P2P and Digital Rights.<ref>[http://www.imaginelaw.com/ imaginelaw.com]</ref>

In 2005 at [[WSIS]] in Tunis, Gross addressed the WSIS plenary. She also chaired two panel discussions on the topics of the World Intellectual Property Organization and P2P and Digital Rights.

She taught a course regarding international copyright law at Santa Clara University School of Law in 2005. She also served on the High Technology Legal Advisory Board from 2004-2006.<ref>[http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/robin-gross/person_view mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org]</ref>

She taught a course regarding international copyright law at Santa Clara University School of Law in 2005. She also served on the High Technology Legal Advisory Board from 2004-2006.<ref>[http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/robin-gross/person_view mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org]</ref>

In 2004, ''Managing Intellectual Property Magazine'' named Robin Gross one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Intellectual Property in the World."<ref>[http://ipjustice.org/wp/about/people/robin-d-gross/ ipjustice.org]</ref>

In 2004, ''Managing Intellectual Property Magazine'' named Robin Gross one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Intellectual Property in the World."<ref>[http://ipjustice.org/wp/about/people/robin-d-gross/ ipjustice.org]</ref>

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