Lawyer services for bloggers | Law&Trust International

Your blog, podcast or Youtube channel has ceased to be just an “outlet”, and you decided to make money on it? It is quite an excellent solution because recently, the blogging business is gaining momentum. More and more creative-minded people receive income directly related to various Internet sites.

However, where there is much money, there are many problems. For example, a blogger may receive claims from tax authorities demanding payment of income tax and a penalty for non-payment; there are complaints about the content posted by the blogger; claims from copyright holders of various trademarks in the context of “illegal” posting on a blog.

It is also necessary to take into account that since the primary source of income from a blog is advertising, every blogger must be very careful in forming relationships with his advertiser, in order not only to receive a well-deserved reward but also to avoid the possible consequences of placing an advertiser by a blogger.

In this case, legal assistance to bloggers is essential. However, the implementation of all of the above requires severe knowledge and time-consuming, thus leaving very little time to create the content itself. That is why, in the event of legal issues, we advise you to contact specialists to resolve them. Lawyers of Law and Trust International are ready to provide legal assistance to bloggers on any subject of interest.

Blogger cooperation agreement

When working with a blog becomes attractive and profitable in terms of finance, blogger will have to face questions about further progress, as well as about protecting his/her intellectual rights from any claims. Among the essential documents that are sure to be drawn up are such as:

Documents:

  • Contract with a blogger for advertising;
  • An agreement between producer and blogger;
  • A contract between advertiser and blogger.
Due to the presence of supporting documents about cooperation between blogger and the other party (producer, advertiser or other partners), he/she can fully engage in further promotion and development of personal blog. It will also provide guarantees of legitimate activities and cooperation between the service provider and their user.

Legal audit of blogs

An equally important part of making a profit from the blog is the question of its audit. Due to this, the owner gets the opportunity to draw up a strategic plan for the development of their business. It allows for bloger to competently manage related areas of the blog, as well as give an understanding of how to develop his/her page.

It is worth noting that the management of different blogging services has its distinctive features. So, in developing your page on Instagram, the key feature is the availability of high-quality photo and video content, working with comments, as well as work with marketing in social networks. Knowing this, a blog owner, with the help of a competent legal audit, will be able to profit from it correctly.

A successful video blog on YouTube will be famous, if you have high-quality video content, in the absence of copyright infringements of music, graphic material and so on. It is vital for the blog owner to conclude a cooperation agreement not only on working with such services. It also applies to the work of photo and video operators, cooperation with the government, private and other individuals.

Why Law & Trust International?

Lawyers of Law and Trust International are ready to provide legal support to bloggers on the following issues:

Such as:

  • Registration of its brand (for example, pseudonym, nickname, page name, full name) to protect it from unlawful use;
  • Proper design of the relationship with the team (photographers/operators) for the content (i.e. the object of intellectual property) to belong to the blogger himself;
  • Creating a business entity to optimize the tax burden;
  • Protection of the blogger’s copyright content from illegal distribution by third parties - the creation of copyright infringement claims, further interaction with public authorities, including recourse to the courts;

Competent registration of relations with the advertiser. In contracts with advertisers should consider the following points

  • Advertising which products and in what form a blogger will place - it is necessary to analyze whether the content offered for distribution is not in violation of applicable laws or the rights of third parties (for example, anti-advertising of a product without the sanction of the copyright holder);

  • It is necessary to correctly assess the risks and establish how the payment will make for the placement of advertising content - 100% prepayment, a fee of 50/ 50% or the use of escrow (the escrow agent);

Turning to lawyers, a blogger can fully continue to do his/her business. After all, the specialists of Law and Trust International will make all the necessary legal work for bloger.
Svetlana Artemenko
Legal Adviser
Vladyslava Volianyk
Junior Legal Counsel
Annie Lingerman
Senior Lawyer