Paul Jacobson
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Senior Partner (Web and Digital Media..., Jacobson Attorneys
Johannesburg, South Africa
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I am Jacobson Attorneys' founder and senior partner. I focus on Web and digital media legal issues including social media, reputation issues and content.
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Professional Summary
I started out my career as a commercial lawyer with Werksmans Incorporated and left to start my own practice, Jacobson Attorneys, in August 2005. On 1 August 2007 I launched a new media law and policy focus area in Jacobson Attorneys. This new emphasis for my work as a lawyer draws on my experience with social media to provide an innovative service to clients involved in the new media space.
I focus on the intersect between social media (I prefer the term "new media") and the law. There are four themes I find most interesting and they are content licensing (I am biased towards open content licenses like Creative Commons licenses); expression and defamation; privacy and unlawful competition. Of course general commercial law principles apply to new media implementations so I also prepare terms and conditions and a variety of policy documents for clients as well.
I focus on the intersect between social media (I prefer the term "new media") and the law. There are four themes I find most interesting and they are content licensing (I am biased towards open content licenses like Creative Commons licenses); expression and defamation; privacy and unlawful competition. Of course general commercial law principles apply to new media implementations so I also prepare terms and conditions and a variety of policy documents for clients as well.
Contact Info
Email
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Phone
+2783 444 8260 (work mobile)
086 683 1731 (work fax)
Website
http://webtechlaw.com (work)
Address
P O Box 189
Melrose Arch
Johannesburg Gauteng
2076 South Africa (work)
Melrose Arch
Johannesburg Gauteng
2076 South Africa (work)
Work/Education
Work Experience
Wireless Application Service Providers' Association
/ Adjudicator (Part time)
2008 -
Present
I was appointed to adjudicate complaints referred to WASPA by members of the public against WASPA members. WASPA is a volunteer industry association which represents its members in various fora and performs a governance function. One of its roles is to adjudicate complaints filed against its members which is where I play a role.
Jacobson Attorneys
/ Senior Partner (Web and Digital Media Lawyer)
2005 -
Present
I advise my clients on general commercial issues and assist them with commercial litigation in the lower and superior courts. I also provide advice on issues pertaining to the flow of ideas and content on the Web, including copyright, alternative content licensing and managing access to and use of clients' web sites and online services.
Open Law Project
/ Project Lead
2007 -
December 2009
The Open Law Project is an advocacy initiative that promotes the creation and development of these open law projects.
The Open Knowledge Definition Project Advisory Council
/ Member of the Advisory Council
2008 -
August 2008
The Advisory Council was created in the Autumn of 2007 as the body formally responsible for maintaining and developing the Definitions and associated material found on this site. Its basic goal is to take forward the 'Open Definition' work for the general benefit of the open knowledge community. You can find out more information about the project at http://opendefinition.org/
iCommons Limited
/ General Counsel and Company Secretary
January 2008 -
August 2008
I am the lead legal person for iCommons, reporting to the Executive Director and Board on a range of legal and regulatory issues affecting iCommons.
I also have an opportunity to become involved in policy matters and iCommons' ongoing activities.
I also have an opportunity to become involved in policy matters and iCommons' ongoing activities.
iCommons
/ Fellow
2007 -
2008
I provided legal assistance to the iCommons team as well as support for various projects undertaken and managed by iCommons from time to time.
Werksmans Attorneys
/ Attorney
January 1999 -
July 2005
Conduct general commercial litigation with focus on long terms insurance based litigation on behalf of large insurance companies. Render general legal advice to corporates. I was able to work relatively autonomously although, where required, I supported work being handled by directors of the firm.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Law, 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Law, 1996
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Public stream
Paul Jacobson @Resandt I don't have specific dates but I believe the #N900 will be in SA in next few months. 8 hours ago via Twitter
Paul Jacobson @markfowles We're using #Harvest for time tracking, integrates directly into billing side and works brilliantly for us. 8 hours ago via Twitter
Paul Jacobson RT @TimesLIVE: MTN says it has upgraded its high-speed broadband service across its 3G & HSPA mobile broadband network http://bit.ly/9TRUOC
8 hours ago via Twitter
Paul Jacobson When it's okay to use the "F" word... http://post.ly/Mv3k
13 hours ago via Twitter
Paul Jacobson @Sproutsmom wants to know what her anniversary gift is a couple days before our anniversary. What do you think? http://bit.ly/spillthebeans
1 day ago via Twitter
Paul Jacobson Really wish @G_Connect would support concurrent connections! 1 day ago via Twitter
Paul Jacobson's connections
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Henre Rossouw Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa |
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Stan Klaff Owner, Klaff Education Training... Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Gobingca George Mxadana (OIS) PO Orlando, SOWETO |
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Naresh Dajee Senior Architect: Information... Pretoria |
