Jake Jacobson is a transactional attorney in the entertainment industry, where he represents production companies, networks, studios and streaming platforms, as well as above-the-line artists for television programming, feature motion pictures and original content for streaming platforms. He has nearly five decades of experience with the following types of transactions.
- Negotiating and drafting development agreements both with and for production companies, rights holders and talent;
- Negotiating and drafting production and distribution agreements with and for television networks and other distributors;
- Negotiating and drafting rights agreements both with and for rights holders;
- Negotiating and drafting production deals both with and for aboveS-the-line personnel and on-screen players;
- Negotiating and drafting output distribution deals;
- Negotiating and drafting term deals both with and for writers and producers;
- Negotiating and drafting holding deals both with and for on-screen players;
- Drafting production forms;
- Production of original programming for the Internet;
- Production of original programming for streaming platforms;
- Licensing rights for various uses, including theme parks;
- Providing advice in connection with profit definitions and profit participations;
- Providing advice in connection with copyright matters; and
- Providing advice in connection with clearances and fair use.
In addition, Jake provides and has provided expert opinions and testimony regarding the customs and practices of the television industry.