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My partner and I are starting a video blogging and content creation company in Dubai. Thinking to get the license from Sharjah Shands.
For the first vlog, we are contacting eminent people to cover their stories.
What forms do we need them to sign? (Model release? Authentic information?) And where can we get these made?
What are the charges involved? Any other legal things we need to be covered about?
Dear Sir,
I hope you are fine.
I would like to say that it will be my pleasure to assist and guide you in your new venture.
Moving forward to your query, kindly be informed that there are numerous agreements which you can get drafted prior to publishing your videos and content over any site. Some of the agreements are:
1. If you are creating your own blog or a web page, you must have a Privacy Policy and a Terms of Service. This shall protect you against the users accessing your content.
2. You must have an airtight Video Production Agreement with all the persons whose stories you will be covering up. This will protect the interests of all parties, define ownership and usage rights of the content produced.
3. You must also have all your content registered as a copyright with the government authorities. By this way, you can protect your content legally and claim compensation if any third party misuses or makes a similar content as that of yours. This is typically known as "Plagiarism".
Kindly be informed that we can provide you with all the above services of drafting agreements, copyright registration and formation of your company in Sharjah, along with many other ancillary services for promoting and protecting your business.
To this end, I will suggest you drop us an email at info@awsuwaidi-advocates.com or you can call us at 045547637.
Upon receiving your confirmation and based upon your convenience, we can arrange a meeting to discuss all the above things in detail along with the terms of payment.
Best regards,
Aws M. Younis
Hi,
Thank you for your above query.
I am a lawyer practising law in Dubai for the last 13 years. I am a master graduate in Intellectual property, currently a Managing Partner at Al Nassar Advocates in Dubai.
Referring to your query.
