Media & Emerging Technologies | BONNIER SAINT-FÉLIX Avocats

Publish, promote, share: your content deserves a framework that matches its value.

We advise creators, publishers, platforms and companies operating in the digital, media and technology regulation sectors.

We combine legal expertise with a deep understanding of the sector’s strategic challenges and an ability to anticipate emerging uses, in order to provide practical, ethical and operational support.

Your technology is unique. So is our support.

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Areas of Practice:

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Media, Press & Communication

We assist clients operating in the media sector. Our practice covers press law, image rights, advertising regulation (digital and influencer marketing), online reputation management, defamation, and disparagement.

We also advise social media platforms on content moderation and editorial liability issues. Finally, we have developed recognised expertise in the podcast economy.

Digital, Software & Emerging Technologies

We assist organisations in protecting algorithms, software, and digital works. We address legal issues related to AI-generated works, the qualification of outputs, the protection of models, and algorithmic governance.

We also advise on emerging regulatory frameworks, including requirements for transparency, traceability, and digital ethics.

Our practice includes matters involving cybersquatting, impersonation, and online reputation.

We also handle the registration, management, and enforcement of domain names, including dispute resolution proceedings (UDRP, SYRELI, and court proceedings).

Contractual & Digital IP Strategy

We support clients operating in IT, e-commerce, and the broader digital ecosystem in all their technology-related projects.

We assist in drafting contractual documentation, including Terms of Use (ToU) and Terms and Conditions (T&Cs), legal notices, as well as negotiating and preparing service agreements, influencer agreements, product placement agreements, software development, licensing and maintenance contracts, hardware purchase and maintenance agreements, hosting services, and marketplace development projects.

We also assist clients in protecting their interests online (including the right to be forgotten), particularly in cases involving e-reputation issues, liability of internet actors (publishers/hosting providers), and in protecting domain names through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (such as UDRP) or court proceedings.