Jay L. Cooper's practice focuses on music industry, motion picture, television, multimedia and intellectual property issues. He represents individuals and companies on intellectual property matters including recording and publishing agreements for individual artists and composers; actor, director, producer and writer agreements in film and television; executive employment agreements; complex acquisitions and sales of entertainment catalogs; production agreements on behalf of music, television and motion picture companies, and all entertainment issues relative to the Internet.
Jay has guest lectured at Harvard Law School, UCLA Law School, USC Law School, USC Music School, Stanford Law School, Boalt Hall, Tulane Law School, the Florida Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, the Practicing Law Institute, the California Copyright Conference, MIDEM, the American Film Market, the Cannes Film Festival, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the U.S. Copyright Society, and the American Bar Association. He is also a former adjunct professor of Entertainment Law at Loyola Law School.
Areas of Concentration
· Entertainment
· Intellectual property
Professional & Community Involvement
· Advisory Board Member, Entertainment Law Initiative, The Recording Academy 2001-Present
· Former President, The Recording Academy
· Member and Former President, California Copyright Conference
· Former Chairman, American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
· Member, Executive Committee and General Counsel of U.S.A. for Africa and Hands Across America
· Co-Chairman, Alliance of Artists & Recording Companies
· Board Member, SoundExchange
· Member, Illinois State Bar Association
· Member, New York State Bar Association
· Member, California State Bar Association
· Member, International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
· Member, American Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Entertainment Law - Music; Motion Pictures and Television, 1987-2012
· Named, U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Law Firm of the Year" in Entertainment Law - Music, 2011-2012
· Listed as one of the 25 Leading Portfolio Managers in California by the Daily Journal, 2009
· Recipient, Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Service Award, 2009
· Named in Legal Media Groups' The Best of the Best USA 2009 for Media Law
· Featured in Daily Variety's List of Top Dealmakers in the Entertainment Industry, September 2008
· Listed as one of the Top 10 Copyright Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, 2008
· Featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal's Who's Who in L.A. Law list, 2007
· Named, "Power Lawyers: Top 100 Outside Counsel," Hollywood Reporter, 2007 and 2008
· Entertainment Attorney of the Year, LA County Bar Association's Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section, 2007
· Listed, Legal 500 US, an internationally recognized client referral guide providing in-depth editorial and recommendations of law firms and lawyers, Recommended for Media and Entertainment - Film, Music and TV, 2007
· Recipient, "Entertainment Lawyer of the Year" award, Century City Bar Association, 2006
· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2004-2011
· Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2004-2011
· Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
· Listed as "California's Leading Lawyers Top 100," Supplement to the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal," September 2006
· Entertainment Attorney of the Year, Billboard Magazine
· Listed in Marquis "Who's Who In American Law," "Who's Who in America" and "Best of the Best 2000-2005"
· Recipient, Ed Rubin Service Award, American Bar Association, 2004
· Honored by Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section as "Entertainment Lawyer of the Year," 2003
· Recipient, Texas Star Award, State Bar of Texas Entertainment & Sports Law Section, 2006
· Governors Award, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Interviewed and Quoted, "Music and Law: The New Dealmakers," Billboard Magazine, February 7, 2004
· Author, "Withol v. Crow: Fair Use Revisited," UCLA Law Review
· Author, "Use of Fair Use," Los Angeles Bar Bulletin, Publishing Entertainment Advertising Law Quarterly
· Author, "Acquiring Music Rights for Motion Pictures and Television, Syllabus," Annual Program on Legal Aspects of the Entertainment Industry, sponsored by Beverly Hills Bar Association and USC Law School
· Author, "Current Trends in Recording Contract Negotiation," published by The Recording Academy's Institute Journal
· Author, "Recording Contract Negotiation: A Perspective," Entertainment Law Journal, Loyola Law School
· Author, "The Ownership and Protection of Performers' Names - Legal Aspects Of The Entertainment Industry," published by the Beverly Hills Bar and UCLA
· Author, "Legal and Business Issues in the Digital Distribution of Music," Loyola Law School.
· Co-Author, "The Work Made for Hire Conundrum", Talent in the New Millennium, presented by the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers at MIDEM 2001, Cannes
Speeches
· Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "The Real Terminator: Terminating Copyright Transfers," October 2006
· Speaker, The Sound of the Deal, "Future of Digital Distribution", Los Angeles, California, October 2005
· Speaker, MusExpo, Los Angeles, California, May 2005
· Speaker, Digital Hollywood/"P2P", Santa Monica, California, March 2005
· Beverly Hills Bar Association, November 2003
· University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1999 - present
· Harvard Law School, 1985 - 2004
· Practicing Law Institute - "Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry", 1977 - 1997
· California CPA Foundation
· ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries
· The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
· California Copyright Conference
· MIDEM (International Music Industry Market): Lecturer, 1977 - 1985, 1996 - 1997
· The Cannes Film Festival
· Digital Hollywood
· The American Film Market
· UCLA Law School
· Texas Bar Association
· American Intellectual Property Law Association, Mid-Winter Institute, "Recording Contract Negotiation: A Perspective"