INTELLECTUAL PROPERT Y PROPERTY
IP Rights in Africa
Social Media Influencers and Intellectual Property Rights
Social media influencers or creators are the persons who are popular, powerful, and relevant enough to influence others within their online social sphere – generate ad revenue, product endorsement opportunities, and other revenue streams using social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, amongst many others. Social media influencing is one of the most impactful and e ective ways of promotion and advertising. However, as social media platforms become more interactive and freely accessible, influencers, YouTubers, and creators become prone to certain legal risks involving Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).
Why do Influencers Need to Understand Intellectual Property?