At a function held at Madrid’s Allard Club, AEVEA (Associated Spanish Event Agencies) presented an exclusive creative protection service, with legal guarantees, geared to its associates, provided by the Madrid notary public Pablo Ramallo.
Powered by Signmethod technology, this unique service in Spain involves the development of a specific design secured by a time stamp, digital signature and the electronic custody of a notary public. Before being presented to the public, the agency sends its creativities to the notary public’s server, where they are safeguarded for a renewable term of two years. The notary public, for his part, returns the document to the agency, with the pertinent seals (AEVEA’s seal of protection, that of Signmethod, and the digital signature of the agency owning the creativity), while indicating the day, hour and minute of its dispatch for custody.
Should the need arise, during the period of custody it will be possible to request a certificate of the project’s deposit, signed by the notary public and admissible as evidence in legal proceedings.
With this new service, AEVEA has taken a giant step forward in the protection of one of the most valued assets of event agencies: creativity, which on occasion is harmed by the unethical practices of third parties. Although the association intends to combat this type of malpractice through training and outreach activities, the introduction of this service ensures its associate agencies additional protection.
For further information: bgq@aevea.es / +34 653 389 056.
