March 15, 2023 – New York, NY – Justin M. Jacobson recently hosted a lecture, “Talent Contracts and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Matters for Professional Gamers, Streamers, and Content Creators” as part of Shawnee State University’s Shawnee Game Conference 2023. This presentation explored and provided analysis on several legal common contract clauses and provisions […]
February 21, 2023 – New York, NY – The Jersey Podcast hosted by Darian Kelly interviewed Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. The podcast centered on Justin’s past legal work in the sports and esports space. He discussed the potential legal issues for professional athletes and gamers as well as explored how the NCAA’s stance on Name, […]
January 25, 2023 – New York, NY – FTW with Imad Khan on Dot Esports interviewed Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. The podcast centered on the current Overwatch League (OWL) vs. Activision-Blizzard dispute related to esports league franchise fees. He discussed the potential legal issues related to the on-going dispute, including potential jurisdictional and contract provision […]
January 24, 2023 – New York, NY – On January 18, 2023, the Law Office of Justin M. Jacobson, Esq., The Gamehers, Coalition of Parents in Esports (COPE), and Esports Trade Association hosted an exclusive invite-only esports and entertainment industry networking event at the Coexist Gaming House in Manhattan, New York. The night featured a […]
December 7, 2022 – New York, NY – Justin M. Jacobson recently lectured on “Legal Matters for Professional Gamers & Streamers” as part of the 2023 IndieGameBusiness Sessions. This presentation explored the several legal matters that competitive esports players, streamers and content creators should be aware of. This session focused on intellectual property law protections […]
December 2, 2022 – New York, NY – On November 16, 2022, the Law Office of Justin M. Jacobson, Esq., The Gamehers, Coalition of Parents in Esports (COPE), Community Gaming, Esports Trade Association, THIS Group, and the Play2Learn Foundation hosted an exclusive invite-only esports and entertainment industry networking event at BrookLAN in Brooklyn, New York. […]
What are DMCA Takedown Notices and Takedown Counter-Notices?By Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. What is the DMCA? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was passed by U.S. Congress to combat copyright infringement in today’s digital content age. This law applied existing United States copyright law to digital mediums and content distributors as well as created a […]
October 6, 2022 – New York, NY – The CANA Connection Podcast presented by CANA LLC interviewed Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. The podcast centered on the business and law of esports and professional video gaming and examined Justin’s past esports and video game industry work and his career path. He discussed the usage of data […]