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About Marc Jacobson

Selected by Chambers USA every year since 2005, The Best Lawyers in America since 2019, and Super Lawyers since 2008 as one of the top Entertainment Lawyers in NYC,  Jacobson built his unique practice by focusing on his two passions: music and film.

In the music area, he represented the estates of George & Ira Gershwin, Elvis Presley, and Duke Ellington and important songwriters such as Jimmy Webb, Shakira, James Brown, and Holland-Dozier-Holland. He represented the digital jukebox industry in its negotiations for performing rights, as well as the Cheer and Spirit industry regarding its use of music. He handles sophisticated music publishing and recording transactions, as well as negotiations to license the use of music by non-traditional music users.

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  • The Producer’s Guild of America, a non-profit trade organization, with 8,500 members, and which represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the Producing team in film, television and emerging media, recently issued a comprehensive Code of Credits which seeks to define who......

  • In May 2024, the Supreme Court determined that the US Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain money damages for any timely filed infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred.  The three-year statute of limitations begins when the claim accrues. But there is......

  • The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law that became effective on January 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).  Generally speaking, the CTA obligates “for profit” companies, such as an LLC or corporation that was formed in the USA by filing papers with a state,......

  • I am asked this question all the time.  My answer is registration at the Copyright Office is much better, and significantly more valuable. With apologies to my friends and colleagues who work at the WGA, I wouldn’t bother registering at the WGA East or West,......

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