Influencers & management
Make use of our +20 years of experience as trusted legal advisors in the creative industry, whether you are just starting as a ‘creator’ or are at the top of your community or sector.
For who?
Our dedicated services are tailored to meet your specific needs as:
- A content creator: Regardless whether you are a:
- Musician, photographer, songwriter, arranger, celebrity, director, producer, podcaster, video creator
- Influencer (parenting, beauty, fitness, fashion, travel, food, art & culture,… you name it)
- Model, cosplayer or fashion designer
- Youtuber, (live) streamer or vlogger/blogger
- E-sports athlete
- A parent or guardian of an influencer who is a minor
- An intermediary:
- Manager
- Agency
- Organisation
Regardless of any platform you use to divulge your content:
What do we do?
Agreements
We can assist you in negotiating and drafting agreements related to:
- Influencer marketing
- Recording
- Publishing
- Licensing
- Merchandising
- Distribution
- Authorship
- Songwriting
- Management
- Development
- Production
Advice
We can assist you with tackling the specific issues relevant to your business or help you avoid common pitfalls or misconceptions with pragmatic & to the point advice.
- Can I use content (music, video) in my creations (video, live streams)?
- Help, I have received a DMCA notice!
- Help, somebody is using my content!
- Can I exploit my image?
- How can I be remunerated for my intellectual property, how should I calculate a royalty?
- How can I protect my brand?
- My e-sports team is asking me to transfer or license my intellectual property & image rights to them… what should I do and under what conditions?
- Help, I have received a Cease and Desist Letter!
- What rules relate to product placement in my content?
- My contract includes a ‘morality clause’, what does this mean?
- Can I include lootboxes in a game I’m developping?
- I’ve got a great idea, how can I protect it?
- I want to contribute to the creative community, can I open-source my creations?
- When is a work (image, video, …) in the public domain? Can I then use it freely?
- Help, someone claims my IRL livestream infringes their right to privacy?
- Help, someone is using my identity & photos in their online accounts?
- Help, my child in an influencer?
- Help, I’ve been banned from my platform?
- What happens with my content if I die?
- Help, someone is slandering me!
- How can I set up my own merchandising?
- Help, someone gave me bad reviews!
- Can I advertise drugs? And what is the difference with nutritional supplements?
- Help, others use my name and photo to advertise bitcoins!
- Help, someone hacked my account, what can I do?
- I’m not the influencer, it’s actually my cat or dog… What rights do they have?
When push comes to shove, we can also assist you in defending your rights.
Intellectual Property
Anything that you create is usually subject to some form of protection, giving you a monopoly and the right to decide what happen with your creations.
We can help you protect your creations
Trademark your brand-names, copyright your works or patent your inventions. We can help you choose the most optimal & cost-efficient protections for your creations, and assist you in any administrative proceedings obtaining those rights.
Who we are
- We are legal advisors, not lawyers
- We speak your language, not ‘legalese’
- Trusted advisors you can count on
- Some of us were even influencer themselves with e.g. +17K followers on Instagram and even +90K on YouTube, so we know your business!
We have vast experience in:
What legislation applies to you?
If you are an influencer you may not always be aware that a broad range of rules & regulations apply. For your convenience we have listed here a selection to get you started:
- Vlaams Mediadecreet
- Richtlijn audiovisuele mediadiensten
- Wetboek Economisch Recht
- Algemene Verordening Gegevensbeschermingswet
- Benelux Verdrag inzake Intellectuele Eigendomsrechten
- Uniemerkverordening
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More info
We’ve written several blogs where you can find more information:
