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Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. featured in Music Business Worldwide's "Inspiring Women" Series

Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. featured in Music Business Worldwide’s “Inspiring Women” Series

Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. has been featured in the “Inspiring Women” interview series on Music Business Worldwide. “It is a great honor to be featured in Music Business Worldwide, and also among so many other inspiring women in our industry,” says Jacobson. Erin discusses her path to becoming a music lawyer, her innovative work with clients, her views on copyright terminations, fair pay, and the…

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Attention Legacy Artists: 6 Things You Need to Know to Recapture Your Copyrights

Attention Legacy Artists: 6 Things You Need to Know to Recapture Your Copyrights

By:  Erin M. Jacobson, Esq.

This article was first published on Billboard.com.

There has been a lot of buzz recently about songwriters and artists (or their heirs) recapturing copyright ownership of their songs – and youcanbelieve the hype.  Copyright law provides a chance for authors (or heirs of authors) to recapture ownership of the copyrights to works granted away many years ago, and the…

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Want to Get Your Copyrights Back? (Here is What You Need to Know)

Want to Get Your Copyrights Back? (Here is What You Need to Know)

By: Erin M. Jacobson, Esq.

There has been a lot of buzz lately about songwriters and artists (and their heirs) reclaiming thei copyrights and striking new deals or self-administering/self-releasing. What many want to know, is who can reclaim copyrights and how?

There are certain provisions in the copyright law where, under certain…

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