Michael Rustad is a law professor at

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, and an author and television commentator.

Education and career

He received a BA from

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, an MA from the

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. After working for

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, he became an associate professor at Suffolk Law School in 1988. In 1991 he became a full professor at Suffolk. Rustad previously taught at

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficia ...

and

.Oxford University Press biography, (Accessed Nov. 15, 2010)

Published works

Rustad is the author of six books, the co-author of two, and the editor of a further volume: * Rustad, Michael. ''Internet Law in a Nutshell''. Eagan, MN: West 2009. * Rustad, Michael. ''Everyday Law for Consumters''. Boulder, CO: Paradigm 2008. * Rustad, Michael. ''Software Licensing: Principles and Practical Strategies''. New York: Oxford UP 2010. * Koenig, Thomas and Rustad, Michael. ''In Defense of Tort Law''. New York: New York UP 2003. * Rustad, Michael. ''Understanding Sales, Leases, and Licenses in a Global Perspective''. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic 2007. * Rustad, Michael. ''The Concepts and Methods of Sales, Leases, and Licenses''. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic 1999. * Williamson, John B., Evans, Linda, and Rustad, Michael, eds. ''Social Problems: The Contemporary Debates''. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman 1985. * Rustad, Michael. ''Women in Khaki: The American Enlisted Woman''. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger 1982. * Rustad, Michael and Daftary, Cyrus. ''E-Business Legal Handbook: 2003''. New York: Aspen 2003.

References

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