Jonathan Arnold, Esq.

JONATHAN ARNOLD, ESQ.

Arnold & Associates

ENTERTAINMENT COUNSEL

Jonathan Arnold, Esq. is a practicing attorney versed in all aspects of the entertainment industry, including rights acquisition, collaboration, licensing, development, distribution and intellectual property protection.

Some of his former employers include Paramount Pictures, NBC, Boeing, DublClick Software, Sourcemine.com, the Law Offices of William F. Flahavan and Gray, York & Duffy, LLP.

Business Counsel - Business advice by an experienced entertainment professional

Versed with formulating effective contract clauses, especially as to ADR, Choice-of- Law, Data Rights, Licensing, Options, Remedies, Royalties, Trade Secrets and Venue. Applied knowledge of the CCC/UCC, CISG, UNIDROIT Principles, EU Law and INCOTERMS® to contract drafting, Letters of Credit and payment mechanisms.

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Contract Breakdown - Understand a contract before your sign

Negotiated and drafted the literary option/purchase agreement(s) for the holders of the English-language motion picture, theatrical, marketing and distribution rights to the Gabriel García Márquez novel Love in the Time of Cholera.

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Contract Drafting - Get the right document in the right amount of time

Experience drafting/negotiating contracts includes work with Apple, Boeing, Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, ThalesAlenia Space and Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co., oHG.

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Copyright Protection - Protect your work

Authored an Opinion Letter accepted by Lloyd’s of London for underwriting Internet-based Intellectual Property insurance coverage; reduced client’s policy premiums by providing detailed and relevant assessment of the various legal risks.

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Distribution - Negotiate for platform success

Entertainment/Intellectual Property work includes counsel on current and emerging law regarding the distribution of digital content locally, nationally and internationally utilizing variants of video-on-demand (VOD, SVOD, AVOD) and related platforms.

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Licensing - Leverage what you've got for maximum impact

At Paramount Pictures, worked on clearance and licensing matters to profitably coordinate emerging new media into the studio’s multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns for films such as Braveheart, Clueless, Sabrina and Star Trek: Generations, to name a few.

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The Laughlin Case - audio file - distribution considerations

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Jonathan Arnold, Esq.
Arnold & Associates
(818) 275-6708
Email: arnoldandassoc@gmail.com

41995 Boardwalk, Ste J
Palm Desert, CA 92211

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