Legal Publications

“Circumventing the Value Gap:  Practical Methods to Increase Revenue for Music Creators and Rights’ Owners” by:  Erin M. Jacobson, Esq.  Published in Finding Value in the Gap, A Publication of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, Paul Kempton and Massimo Travostino, eds., 2018.

“360 Deals and the California Talent Agencies Act:  Are Record Labels Procuring Employment? ” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. Published in Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, A Publication of the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, Vol. 29, No. 3, Fall 2011

“Podcasting 201: Copyright Infringement Issues When Using Third-Party Material in Podcasts” by: Erin M. Jacobson Published in Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, A Publication of the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, Vol. 26, No. 1, Spring 2008

Magazines and Blogs

“The Truth About Legacy Catalogues and the Myths that Harm Them” by:  Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Billboard.com, March 15, 2019.

“Attention Legacy Artists:  6 Things You Need to Know to Recapture Your Copyrights” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Billboard.com, January 22, 2019.

“How Amazon’s Twitch.tv Cheats Music Creators” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, July 31, 2018.

“Music Industry Cases and Issues to Watch in 2018” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, December 8, 2017.

“How Spotify Has Waged War With the Music Industry” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, September 22, 2017

“Spotify May Have to Pay Songwriters $345 Million” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, July 19, 2017

“Will Computers Soon Control the Music Industry?” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.comMay 4, 2017

“This Trial Will Determine Songwriters’ Income Over the Next 5 Years” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.comMarch 20, 2017

“Ways The Music Industry Can Change For The Better” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, January 30, 2017

“Major Record Labels Under The Gun In Sales v. Licensing, Carpenters Case” by:  Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, January 30, 2017

“Music Industry Cases To Watch In 2017” by:  Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, December 29, 2016

“The Significance Of Irving Azoff Calling The Radio Industry A Cartel” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq., Published on Forbes.com, December 12, 2016

“Radio Seeks to Pay Songwriters Lower Rates (Again)” by:  Erin M. Jacobson, Esq.Published on Forbes.comNovember 29, 2016

“Checkmate:  Frank Ocean Goes Independent” by: Erin M. Jacobson, Published on Forbes.com, November 18, 2016

“You Signed a Deal You Shouldn’t Have, Now What?  by: Erin M. Jacobson, Published in Music Connection, Vol. 40, No. 4, April 2016 

Erin’s “Ask a Music Lawyer” column on Sonicbids.com.

Erin’s blog.