For authors
As a member, you benefit from professional rights management, transparent royalty distribution, and access to legal and contractual advice. deAuteurs also supports its members through cultural and professional development grants, networking opportunities, and industry representation. Being part of a collective gives you a stronger voice and ensures your work is respected in an ever-changing creative landscape.
Protecting and managing your rights, in Belgium and abroad
We collect and distribute various rights, including audiovisual, performance, reprography, private copying, and public lending rights.
Our international partner SACD collects royalties outside of Belgium through its various agreements with local collective management organizations and agents.
Professional grants -get funding for your projects
Each year we offer a diverse grant program to our members to provide financial support at various stages of their artistic careers. This includes creation grants for the development and production of a project, as well as travel and training grants for participation in festivals, industry fairs, workshops, and residencies, both in Belgium and abroad. Discover the full program here, find out which grants you may be eligible for, and how to apply.
Contracts, fees, negotiations and more – explore our resources and ask for advice
Answers to many common questions can be found on our website, but members can always reach out for more personalized support. We offer free professional and legal advice on topics such as copyright, media law, and contract negotiations.
If you have concerns about a contract or a specific legal issue, deAuteurs’ team of specialized legal and business experts is available to assist you. They will carefully assess your situation and provide personalized advice. The first 1.5 hours of consultation are fully covered by deAuteurs. In the rare case that your question needs more time, further steps will be discussed together.
Get in touch with us via info@deauteurs.be. Please send your question in a timely manner and expect a response within a week.
Depositing works – prove the anteriority of your creations
We facilitate the registration of unpublished works, providing our members with an officially dated document which can be used as evidence of authorship in court.
A work which complies with the form and originality requirement is copyrighted immediately upon its creation, even though it is unfinished, regardless of its style, form of expression or merits. Hence, copyrighting an intellectual work is not conditional upon any legal deposit.
However, a voluntary deposit of the work is recommended to every author, before he/she takes any steps towards work disclosure to the public (delivery to persons who are liable to exploit the work, a producer, a publisher, etc.). In fact, in the event of an infringement, and more generally of a copyright dispute before a judge, who has sole jurisdiction to assess the facts, the deposit is useful for the authors to submit a clear and indisputable evidence of the work content and creation date.
Via e-dpo your works are deposited in a virtual safe certified by legal experts, and are protected for 5 years (renewable). More info and registration https://e-dpo.com/en/
For users
Interested in using our repertoire? Contacting us is the first step in obtaining the necessary permissions to use our members’ works.
Depending on the type of work, we will either grant you permission directly or will refer you to the rights holder.