Clause Library
What the clauses in creator and film contracts do, what fair looks like, and which phrases deserve a second look.
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Account Access and Security
Rules for managers and assistants who log into your channels, inbox or ad accounts.
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AI Disclosure
Who labels AI content, where the label goes, and who carries the risk if it is missing.
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AI Use and Training
Whether the brand can feed your content, face or voice into AI tools.
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AI-Assisted Work and Authorship
Disclosure of AI tools in delivered work, because purely AI-generated material has no copyright.
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Confidentiality
What you have to keep private, and for how long.
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Content Review and Approval
How the brand reviews drafts, how fast it must answer, and what it can change.
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Contractor Confidentiality
Keeps your unreleased videos, deals and numbers private.
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Contractor Payment
How and when you pay your editor, designer or manager.
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Contractor Relationship
Confirms your editor or manager is a contractor, not an employee.
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Crew Cancellation
What crew are paid when a shoot day is cancelled or moved.
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Crew Rates and Hours
Day rate, overtime, meal breaks, travel days and kit fees for crew.
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Crew Work and Set Photos
Production owns the footage and work; crew can use it in a reel after release and do not post set photos early.
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Digital Replica
The rules for licensing an AI copy of your face or voice.
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Ending the Engagement
How you or your contractor can end the work, and what gets handed over.
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Exclusivity
Which competing brands you agree not to work with, and for how long.
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General Terms
The standard closing terms: whole agreement, changes in writing, notices and e-signatures.
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Governing Law and Disputes
Which state's law applies and where disputes are handled.
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Indemnification and Liability
Who pays legal costs if something goes wrong, and the cap on how much each side can owe.
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Independent Contractor
Confirms you work as a business, not an employee, and control how you do the work.
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Kill Fee
What you get paid if the brand cancels after you started the work.
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Minors in Content
Rules for sponsored content that features children, including trust account laws.
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Morals Clause
When a brand can end the deal because of something you said or did.
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Ownership of Work
Makes sure you, not your editor or designer, own the videos, thumbnails and scripts you paid for.
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Payment Terms
When you get paid, how much up front, and what happens when payment is late.
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Rental Terms
Rental period, fee, deposit, condition check, late returns and who pays for loss or damage.
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Scope of Services
Exactly what your editor, designer or manager will do, by when, and how many changes are included.
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Set Safety
A safe, respectful set, the right to refuse unsafe work, and who insures what.
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Sponsorship Disclosure
How the post shows it is an ad, and who is responsible for getting it right.
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Termination
How either side can end the contract and what happens to payments and content.
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Usage Rights
Who can use your content, where, and for how long after the campaign.