Because of our thorough knowledge of privacy and IT law, we advise our clients about all kinds of collaborations involving the distribution and exploitation of digital content.
Who do we assist?
We advise several of our clients in the field of digital media, ranging from start-ups and scale-ups with innovative business models to traditional parties from the entertainment industry that want to keep evolving their business.
We also assist various clients in the field of IT and privacy: after all, all kinds of parties are affected by this. For example, we work for companies and institutions that process personal data, but also for the people whose personal data it concerns.
What can we help with?
Digital media
Today, most entertainment content is accessed and distributed through digital media, including social media. This does not only apply to film and music (and combinations thereof), but also to other media forms, such as podcasts. We have been involved in the launch of several VOD and streaming platforms and have guided deals for making podcasts, library music and other digital entertainment content digitally available.
In addition, our firm’s lawyers are happy to act as a sparring partner when it comes to new models and advise startups on new collaborations focused on the distribution and exploitation of digital content.
IT
It’s not just the media and entertainment landscape itself that changes: the more technical side of the industry is constantly developing, too. Legislation in the field of ‘digital’, such as privacy, IT law and AI, changes rapidly and requires a sharp analysis of risks. We have thorough technical and legal knowledge of IT contract law and privacy law and are competent in advising on new developments in this area.
We assist our clients with respect to, among others, the following topics
Privacy
- Drafting and/or reviewing processor agreements, privacy statements and cookie statements;
- Advising on the processing of personal data (“What are the rules about filming on the street?” or “Can I pass on customer data to another company?”);
- Processing personnel data by HR (“What personnel data am I allowed to store?”);
- Data breaches (“How do I determine if there is a data breach and what should I do if there is?”);
- Artificial Intelligence and the processing of personal data;
- Request for access from data subjects; and
- Assisting as an Interim Privacy Officer or Data Protection Officer/Data Protection Officer.
IT
- Drafting and/or reviewing IT contracts, such as SAAS contracts, software license contracts, software development contracts, SLAs and outsourcing contracts;
- Assistance with IT disputes (“My software developer is not doing what we agreed upon, now what?”);
- Advice regarding intellectual property and software (“Who owns the software code?”); and
- Cybersecurity (“Is my security policy up to par?”).
Examples of cases in which we have been involved:
- Drafting all legal documents for the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in connection with music lessons on distance via the internet
- Drafting all legal documents for the online platforms Talent for Brands and Xusic in connection with providing access to library music
- Drafting all legal documents for the online provision of tickets for festivals
- Court proceedings relating to the question who owns the copyrights to the source code of software to analyze paintings
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