Lawfully Creative

Exhaustion of rights: how can the UK coin the best deal to keep its competitive edge, in particular for its creative industries? 12 April 2022 |15:30pm London time Crefovi's live webinar will begin today, Tuesday 12 April, at 15:30pm London time (UK), by taking stock on the recent changes in the UK's exhaustion of rights regime. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar discussing how the UK can maximise its exhaustion of rights regime, and parallel imports and exports, in the new post-Brexit landscape? Join Annabelle Gauberti today, Tuesday 12 April 2022, 15:30pm London time as she explores the best avenues the UK has, to boost parallel exports, put in place the best exhaustion of rights regime it can get, in the post-Brexit era. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: - What is the current state-of-play, in relation to exhaustion of rights and parallel imports, post-Brexit? - What the findings of the UK consultation on exhaustion of rights were, and what the UK government is doing with these consultation's results and data? - What is the future of exhaustion of rights, parallel imports and parallel exports, for the UK, post-Brexit? https://crefovi.com/articles/exhaustion-of-rights/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/epuisement-des-droits/

18 March 2022 | 15:30pm London time Crefovi's live webinar will begin on Friday 18 March at 15:30pm London time (UK), by taking stock on the best way to negotiate your actor agreements, as actors or as film production companies, in the new movie streaming landscape. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar discussing how actors and film production companies should negotiate actor agreements, in the new film streaming landscape? How to make the most of this new film streaming landscape, in order to ensure that movie streaming income is fairly shared among actors, film production companies and streaming platforms? Join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 18 March 2022, 15:30pm London time as she explores the particulars of actor agreements for film projects, in the new film streaming era. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: - What is the current state-of-play, in relation to actor agreements in the era of the film streaming market? - Which contractual clauses are the most important to negotiate, in actor agreements? - What is the future of contract negotiation, for actor agreements, in the new film streaming era? https://crefovi.com/articles/actor-agreements/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/contrats-dacteur/

11 February 2022 | 15:30pm London time - Crefovi's live webinar will begin today at 15:30pm London time (UK), by taking stock on the best way to negotiate your music recording and publishing deals, as a music creator, in the new European music streaming landscape. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar discussing how the music creators should leverage their contractual agreements with labels and publishers, in the new European music streaming landscape? What is at stake for music creators, now that the digital single market directive is in force, in the EU, but not in the UK? How to make the most of this new music streaming landscape, in order to ensure that music streaming income is fairly shared among you, your record label and your publisher? Join Annabelle Gauberti on Friday 11 February 2022, 15:30pm London time as she explores the pros and cons of signing music deals in the UK, in the European new streaming era brought upon us by the digital single market directive. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: - What is the current state-of-play, in relation to music contracts in the era of the digital single market? - How to use the new protective legal framework set up by the digital single market directive, as a music creator? - What is the future of the suggested reform of the UK music industry, made by the UK parliament? https://crefovi.com/articles/reforming-uk-music-law/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/reformer-loi-britannique-musique/

Perhaps surprisingly in a Conservative government, the IR35 rules have been tightened, in order to ensure that the taxman gets its fair share of revenues, when creators and their clients enter into entertainment, film, media and professional sports contractual arrangements. - What is at stake for the creative industries in the UK? - How to make the most of loan-out companies and loan-out agreements, while ensuring compliance with the revised IR35 rules? You can read the wrap-up article on this topic here: https://crefovi.com/articles/loan-out-companies-loan-out-agreements/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/societes-de-pret-et-accords-de-pret/

Episode n. 18: Malcolm Gaskin, British advertising veteranMalcolm Gaskin has had a highly creative, and productive, career in advertising, by bringing about some of the most impactful, witty and memorable global advertising campaigns of the 80s and 90s, in his roles as art director or designer.8 November 2021 – Malcolm Gaskin is one of the most original and highly-productive advertising veterans, out there, spanning a 40 years’ career in this industry. What inspired him to become an advertising expert? How did he make it to the top of his industry, which is known for being both hyper-aggressive and ultra-competitive? Where did he get his best ideas from? How did he make his clients happy? Hear Malcolm’s stories and anecdotes here, in his conversation with Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti.

Crefovi's daily updates: In the old days, musicians only had to clear the use of samples that they had taken out of other songs, created and released by other songwriters, composers and performers. However, since the ‟Blurred lines” case, musicians, their labels and publishers should potentially also obtain licences from the rightowners of any other song already in the public domain, which has a similar feel, vibe – a ‟sound alike”-, preferably before, but otherwise after, the new song is released. In this uncertain musical environment, in which even the most simple of musical compositions could be deemed to be protected by copyright, by a court jury and/or a judge, how do musical artists and their advisers deal with copyright infringement claims (actual or possible), to preserve the performer’s reputation and commercial success of their musical output? Is the strategy of handing out songwriting credits the best, in this environment? #creativeindustries #music #musiclaw #musiccopyright #copyright #musicecosystem #blurredlines #bittersweetsymphony #oliviarodrigo #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate #creativity

Crefovi's daily updates: Crefovi's take on how to keep control, while systems and governments around us come crashing down. And it's only the beginning! What is the best approach, to keep control on your life, in a world fraught with adversity and clashes. #creativeindustries #resilience #keepingcontrol #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate #creativity

Crefovi's daily updates: Crefovi's take on how the Pandora papers should raise the awareness of the various peoples, around the world, about the level of corruption in their respective countries and governments, and how to fight to eliminate it. When creativity is not used for worthy goals, it creates corruption, cronyism, tax evasion and endemic under-development in countries. How to change this sorry state of affair? #creativeindustries #resilience #makemoneyinethicalmanner #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate #pandorapapers #corruption #cronyism #creativity

Crefovi's daily updates: Crefovi's take on how to maximise your creative and professional endeavours with the energies in play during September & October 2021. It's tough, out there, so buckle up and work hard, creatively and with inventivity and resilience. The #creativeindustries have been hibernating for FAR TOO LONG, in 2021, so get back to work and generate money being creative! #creativeindustries #resilience #makemoney #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: It's time to go back to school and smash it, out there, with your creativity and inventivity. The #creativeindustries have been hibernating for FAR TOO LONG, in 2021, so get back to work and generate money being creative! Work smart, talk smart, clean the slate by sorting out old shit and disputes, and get ready for a bright and shiny 2022. #creativeindustries #backtoschool #makemoney #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: Our founding and managing partner Annabelle Gauberti has decided to shake up her brains and learn intraday trading and swing trading. So we are in the middle of setting up our proprietary trading capabilities. Is it easy? no. Is it fun? yes, but can be stressful. Check our progress here! #creativeindustries #proprietarytrading #daytrading #intradaytrading #financialmarkets #finance #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: Our managing and founding partner Annabelle Gauberti provides the lowdown on the "fashion" house Ralph & Russo and on why their undoing is no surprise to her, since it was years in the making. What about bringing Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo to face their responsibilities, and in particular their multiple civil and criminal liabilities for a change? What about accountability, in face of serious mismanagement of, and a toxic environment at, Ralph & Russo? #creativeindustries #Ralph&Russo #ralphandrusso #fashionindustry #fashion #TamaraRalph #MichaelRusso #accountability #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: Our managing and founding partner Annabelle Gauberti provides the lowdown on the Studios de la Victorine, located in Nice, France. Are these film and TV studios on the right track, to regain the prestige and clout that they benefited from, from the 20s to the 60s, in the world? Is the Nice town hall doing a good job at reviving them? #creativeindustries #lesstudiosdelavictorine #filmindustry #films #victorinestudios #nice #christianestrosi #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: It is time to count your blessings, what with the technological advances and new internet tools at the disposal of the average Joe. We, at Crefovi, want to make the most of these options and new revenues sources, by diversifying our work portfolio into proprietary trading and day trading. Learn more about those exciting developments here! #creativeindustries #proprietarytrading #daytrading #financialservices #lawfirm #law #Crefovi #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: L'Agefi Actifs interviewed our founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti, on atypical art assets and how they are being considered by the legal - and tax - sectors. The article was published on 19 July 2021 on https://www.agefiactifs.com. So what's the lowdown about atypical art works, such as encapsulated feces, encapsulated "air", even transparent art works? Are they legal? Are they treated as a "normal" artwork, by the courts and the taxman? #art #artworks #artlaw #arttaxlaw #creativeindustries #creativity #Crefovi #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: How to position yourself, as a creative, in the new paradigms being put in place, via health dictatorial rules, in the #UK and #France? What are your options? How should you resolve any ethical dilemma you have, as a creative, to comply with authoritarian government rules, supposedly based on "health priorities"? #covid19 #healthpass #creativeindustries #creativity #Crefovi #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: Annabelle, our founding and managing partner at Crefovi, analyses the content presented on the virtual Cannes film festival. Is it worth watching? Are we learning lots of new industry updates about the film and TV business? What's it like to attend a virtual film market? #Festivaldecannes #Cannesfilmfestival #Marchedufilm #Cannesfilmmarket #filmmarket #Crefovi #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: It's time to be super-creative, and organised by resolving old issues and lingering matters, and to have a new business plan in place, for when things go strong again in September-October 2021. #Crefovi #Crefovidailyupdates #crefovidailyupdate

Crefovi's daily updates: Sadly, our founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti, decided to return her #Cannesfilmfestival accreditation & #festivalpass on first day of the tradeshow, because of the horrendously OTT security & health measures, the technical issues of the festival's platform, the inability to immediately book film screenings on site, etc, etc. A change of guard is urgently needed, at the #festivaldecannes

Crefovi's daily updates: How white guys baby boomers are still monopolising the central stage and discourse, such as Joel Beckerman and Alfons Karabuda, while and when they have nothing else but thin air on which to base their assertions and claims of "the streamers and platforms ripping off all their IP by way of buyouts". And the Festival de Cannes managers, such as Séverine Abhervé and Jérôme Paillard, as well as French collecting society SACEM brass, such as Claire Giraudin, let those old farts have their way! #JoelBeckerman #AlfonsKarabuda #JohnDebney #SACEM #festivaldecannes

Crefovi's daily updates: Annabelle Gauberti, our founding and managing partner at Crefovi, is attending the Monaco streaming film festival, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte-Carlo. Why is streaming the future? Are we going back to theatrical releases? #streaming #films #video #filmlaw #Monaco

Crefovi’s daily updates: Lots of events for the #creativeindustries are taking place, mostly online, at the moment and, will take place in July 2021. It's time to jump on the bandwagon and resume trading asap! How can you be part of the recovery and make the most of it? Which tools are at your disposal? #crefovidailyupdates #Crefovi

Crefovi’s daily updates: Watch out for our Crefovi newsletter, released today 15 June 2021, on how to enforce civil and commercial judgments after Brexit. A lot has changed, since 1 January 2021, in terms of enforcing EU judgments in the UK, and vice versa. What is the state of play? How can the creative industries protect themselves from all the legal uncertainties surrounding those changes? #brexit #crefovidailyupdates #Crefovi

Crefovi’s daily updates: Our own managing and founding partner, Annabelle, attends the event, "Cue sheets' transformations" online, to discover the changes to music cue sheets that music publishers and collecting societies think are overdue. How to create a standardised template for cue sheets, which may be used by all around the world? What does it take to make all cue sheets fully digitalised? Hear it here from Crefovi, to make the music business and industry even more streamlined, efficient and able to collect royalties payments. https://www.societypublisherforum.net/ #crefovidailyupdates #Crefovi

Crefovi’s daily updates: the London book fair is going online, this year, and organises a cycle of conferences on the book publishing industry. We, at Crefovi, attended the session on Introduction to Rights, today Monday 7 June 2021, and will attend “The Writers’ summit” tomorrow Tuesday 8 June 2021. It’s exciting times to be in the book publishing sphere, with the technological tools supporting this industry’s players from doing business at the fairs, to doing business on such trade fairs’ online platforms. We learned a lot on the book rights negotiation process, during today’s session, which compliments nicely our knowledge divulged in our article on monetising copyright in the book publishing industry, available here: https://crefovi.com/articles/copyright-in-the-book-publishing-industry #crefovidailyupdates #Crefovi

Crefovi’s daily updates: Crefovi’s founding partner, Annabelle, explains how to protect oneself against #French #police #violence in an assertive and efficient manner, despite the partiality of the French judiciary system.

Crefovi’s daily updates: the economy is sluggish and needs to kickstart again, by way of trade shows, medium term to long term business deals. How to make the best use of your time, in such climate and economy? #crefovidailyupdates #crefovi

#Crefovidailyupdates #Brexit has changed the rules of the game, with respect to enforcement of #EU judgments in the #UK and vice versa. How to efficiently resolve a cross border dispute, then, in this new paradigm?

#Crefovidailyupdates After a delightful three weeks’ period in #Paris, our founding and managing partner Annabelle ponders on returning back to # London, amidst the heavy and expensive #lockdown restrictions imposed by the #UK government. Are such rules efficient to fight against the #covid19 spread? Are they sustainable?

Crefovi’s daily updates: The UK and France need to live and be productive with the virus COVID 19, and creative entrepreneurs need to find fulfilling projects to focus their creativity on, even in the current economy slowdown. #Crefovidailyupdates​ #Crefovi

Malik Mezzadri, who performs under the stage name Magic Malik, tells us all about his flautist, and jazz, expertise, as one of the most productive and creative composers, and interpreters, of flute-centered musical works. Through his Fanfare XP iterations, the Magic Malik orchestra and, more recently, the Jazz Association, Malik blows everyone’s mind with his crystalline flute sound, as well as his novel approach to jazz, Afrobeat and contemporary music.23 April 2021 – Magic Malik is one of the most versatile jazz flautists in the world, spanning a 35 years’ career in jazz, contemporary and pop music, as well as Afrobeat. How did he reach such heights, on the pinnacle of star jazz musicians, in such a time period? What is his secret recipe to make it, as a jazz flautist expert in the music business? Hear Malik’s advice and stories here, in his conversation with Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti.

Crefovi’s daily updates: We’re not going back to the pre COVID era anytime soon, so get used to it, keep creating within the new paradigm, focusing on projects which will being the most wellbeing to most people. And leverage all those new tech tools!

Crefovi’s daily updates: why the UK TuneIn decisions affect the internet, tech and music industries, in the United Kingdom but also, potentially, in the European Union. Why is such case a demonstration of the isolationist policy followed by UK leaders since 2016.

Crefovi’s daily updates: Crefovi’s take on the UK TuneIn judgments handed down in 2019 and 2021; why using clever legal justifications to stop and block innovative creations is unacceptable and shameful.

Crefovi’s daily updates: as a content creator, you need to protect your intellectual property rights by ensuring you have secured the rights to publish the content, then enforce such IP rights against any infringer as well as platforms like Spotify, who automatically comply with take down notices, without checking whether they are lawful. #Crefovi #Crefovidailyupdates #Dogwoof #LucieTouboul

Crefovi’s daily updates: the four months’ long #lockdown​ is about to be lifted on Monday 12 April. Hurray! Get ready for some action, creative industries!

Crefovi’s daily updates: April is starting on a high note, fostering new projects, pushing towards the close of redundant and old projects and matters, fostering change and drive. With the hindrance and legal uncertainties caused by #Brexit and #Covid19, it is time to make the most of this energy which brings renewal, strength and creativity. #Resilience #France #UK

Crefovi’s daily updates: How to stay resilient and creative and patient in this new paradigm? How to restructure your creative business to cut brick and mortar retail points and concentrate on e-commerce? #Brexit​ #covid19​ #creativeindustries​ #resilience

Crefovi’s daily updates: Brexit has caused mayhem in the orderly world of trademark oppositions and intellectual property offices, at the EU level (EUIPO) and the UK level (UKIPO). How, as an opponent and/or applicant, can you react to such brutal and completely opposite stances, adopted by the EUIPO and the UKIPO, on their post-Brexit competence with respect to ongoing oppositions filed on the ground of UK law and filed on the ground of EU law? What is the best approach, in order to preserve your rights, when nothing is clear in the respective policies of the EUIPO and UKIPO, on current and ongoing opposition proceedings for trademarks, post Brexit? #Brexit #UKIPO #EUIPO #trademark #trademarkopposition #opposition

Crefovi’s daily updates: Brick & mortar locations will reopen in the UK on 12 April 2021. How to prepare your creative business to this great business opportunity to widen your sales (via your e-commerce website and your brick & mortar shop)? Which strategy to put in place, in order to ensure that all goes smoothly on D day? #lockdownlifting​ #lockdown​ #Crefovi​ #crefovidailyupdates

Crefovi’s daily updates: What is “cancel culture”? How does it affect you, or may affect you, as a creative entrepreneur or professional? What is the state of play, in France and the UK, on cancel culture? Hear the lowdown here, in Crefovi’s daily update. #Crefovi​ #Crefovidailyupdates​ #cancelculture​ #cancellation​ #metoo​ #Willyrovelli

Lucie Touboul is a legal woman, through and through. At Dogwoof, she is a fervent ambassador for documentary and film creators, ensuring that they get the best deal possible with streamers and other platforms, by way of sales and distribution agreements.5 March 2021 – Lucie Touboul cut herself a path in the film industry, as head of legal & business affairs at leading documentary sales agent and UK theatrical distributor Dogwoof. How did she do so well, in such a small time period? What is her secret recipe to make it, as a legal expert in the film business? Hear Lucie’s war stories and snippets of her experience as a film in-house lawyer, here, in her conversation with Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti.

Crefovi’s daily updates: Has fashion law, or the law of luxury goods as it is called in Europe, really become a fully-fledged legal practice, among law firms and private practitioners? Is fashion law recognised, like banking law, sports law, entertainment law, as a legal field? Learn about our view, at Crefovi, here! #Crefovi​ #Crefovidailyupdates​ #fashionlaw​ #lawofluxurygoods​ #luxurygoods

Crefovi’s daily updates: Crefovi’s founding and managing partner, Annabelle Gauberti, is attending the European Film Market (“EFM”), which usually takes place in Berlin in February, online, via its virtual March session. Get here the lowdown about key changes and evolutions that the global film industry is currently undergoing, pushed by the COVID 19 pandemic, which is forcing it to evolve and get more consumer-friendly. We welcome the much-belated changes and embrace these down-to-earth moments that the global film industry is going through!

Crefovi’s daily update: Annabelle Gauberti, founding and managing partner of Crefovi, has some revelations to put out there to the world, about French police assaults and brutality. Hear her take on how to stay creative in an autocratic regime, no matter what is going on. #Crefovi​ #Crefovidailyupdate​ #Frenchpoliceviolence​ #Frenchpolicebrutality​ #police​ #France​ #creativeindustries​ #criminallaw

Crefovi’s daily updates: Space exploration is the way to go, creatives! We need to use our creative skills to foster space exploration and space discovery. There is so much to be known, out there. How can you use your creative skills to jump on the bandwagon of space travel?

Crefovi’s daily update: So, why do you need to rest, as a creative? Have you heard about sound sleep and good mental health? About lasting for the long-haul career? Get the lowdown, here! #crefovi #crefovidailyupdates #creativieindustries #mentalhealth

Crefovi's daily update: So, why do you need an agent, as a creative? How do you find an agent? How will your relationship with the agent work? #Crefovi​​​ #Crefovidailyupdates​​ #agent #literaryagent #filmagent​ #creativeindustries​ #artgalleries #auctionhouses #modellingagencies

Crefovi's daily update: How to keep working effectively and with passion, when, as a creative, you just cannot move and travel? What is the upside of the travel restrictions in countries like the UK and France? Here is Crefovi’s take on maximising your positive outlook, on working conditions, despite travel restrictions #Crefovi​​​ #Crefovidailyupdates​​ #COVID19​ #lockdown​ #creativeindustries​ #travelrestrictions

Crefovi's daily update: How to minimise the risk that your debtors refuse to pay their invoices? How to ensure that your bad debts get paid, eventually? Here is Crefovi’s take on maximising your chances that all your invoices will be paid in time​ #Crefovi​​ #Crefovidailyupdates​ #baddebts​ #debtors​ #debtrecovery