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Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Colaboración en Medios)

Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Colaboración en Medios)

CONTRATO DE COLABORACIÓN EN MEDIOS

Celebrado conforme a la Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (Artículos 26–32) y el Artículo 2606 del Código Civil Federal

I. PARTES

CONTRATANTE (EMPRESA DE MEDIOS / MARCA):

Razón Social: [Company Name]

RFC: [Company RFC]

Domicilio: [Company Address]

Representante Legal: [Company Representative]

COLABORADOR (PRESTADOR DE SERVICIOS INDEPENDIENTE):

Nombre: [Collaborator Name]

RFC: [Collaborator RFC]

CURP: [Collaborator CURP]

Domicilio: [Collaborator Address]

Especialidad: [Collaborator Specialty]

Las partes celebran el presente contrato de prestación de servicios de colaboración en medios conforme al Artículo 2606 del Código Civil Federal y la Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor:

II. ALCANCE DE LA COLABORACIÓN

Descripción del Contenido: [Content Description]

Plazo de Colaboración: [Collaboration Term]

Exclusividad: [Exclusivity]

El colaborador actuará como prestador de servicios independiente conforme al Artículo 2606 CCF. El presente contrato no crea una relación laboral entre las partes; el colaborador no estará subordinado al contratante, conservará sus propias herramientas de trabajo, fijará sus propios horarios, y podrá prestar servicios a terceros en los términos de la cláusula de exclusividad pactada.

III. DERECHOS DE AUTOR Y PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL

Cesión o Licencia de Derechos Patrimoniales: [Rights Grant]

Derechos Digitales Incluidos: [Digital Rights]

Crédito de Autoría: [Moral Rights]

El colaborador retiene en todo momento sus derechos morales (derechos morales de autor) sobre las obras creadas, incluyendo el derecho de paternidad, integridad y divulgación, conforme al Artículo 21 de la Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor. El contratante se obliga a no modificar las obras creadas de forma que afecte el honor o reputación del colaborador. Las obras creadas quedan sujetas al régimen de obras por encargo conforme al Artículo 83 LFDA.

IV. HONORARIOS Y FORMA DE PAGO

Honorarios: [Fee Amount]

Fechas de Pago: [Payment Schedule]

El colaborador emitirá CFDI por cada pago recibido conforme a las disposiciones del SAT y el Código Fiscal de la Federación. El contratante podrá retener el ISR correspondiente conforme a los Artículos 100–106 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta cuando el colaborador tribute en el régimen de actividades profesionales.

V. CONFIDENCIALIDAD Y PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS

El colaborador se obliga a mantener estricta confidencialidad respecto de la estrategia editorial, contenidos no publicados, fuentes de información, y datos comerciales del contratante a los que tenga acceso en virtud de esta colaboración. El tratamiento de datos personales de terceros realizado en el ejercicio de esta colaboración deberá ajustarse a la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (LFPDPPP).

VI. LEY APLICABLE Y JURISDICCIÓN

El presente contrato se rige por la Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (Artículos 26–32), el Código Civil Federal (Artículo 2606), y las disposiciones fiscales del SAT aplicables. Para cualquier controversia derivada de este contrato, las partes se someten a los Juzgados Civiles competentes de [Contract City], renunciando a cualquier otro fuero.

FIRMAS

En [Contract City], a [Contract Date].

EL CONTRATANTE:

[Company Name]

Por: [Company Representative]

Firma: _________________________

EL/LA COLABORADOR/A:

[Collaborator Name]

Firma: _________________________

Media Company (Contratante)

________________

Signature

Collaborator (Colaborador)

________________

Signature

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What Is a Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Colaboración en Medios)?

A Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Colaboración en Medios) is a written contract between a media company, broadcaster, digital platform, publisher, or production house (the contratante) and a content creator, journalist, photographer, videographer, writer, host, or other media professional (the colaborador) establishing the terms under which the colaborador will create, contribute, or participate in media content — articles, broadcasts, podcasts, videos, photographs, social media content, or other expressive works — for the contratante's media channels. The agreement is governed principally by the Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (LFDA) Articles 26 through 32 and Article 2606 of the Código Civil Federal (CCF) on professional services contracts (contrato de prestación de servicios profesionales).

The Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (LFDA) — administered by the Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor (INDAUTOR), a decentralised agency of the Secretaría de Cultura — is the primary statute governing intellectual property rights in creative works in Mexico. The LFDA implements the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, to which Mexico is a signatory. LFDA Article 11 defines obra (work) broadly to include all original intellectual and artistic creations expressed in any form, including literary, musical, dramatic, dance, pictorial, sculptural, photographic, audiovisual, and computer program works. The Registro Público del Derecho de Autor (RPDA), administered by INDAUTOR, is the voluntary registry where authors may register their works to establish a public presumption of authorship (presunción de autoría iuris tantum) under LFDA Article 162.

The core intellectual property issue in any media collaboration agreement is the allocation of derechos patrimoniales (economic rights) — which are transferable and licensable — and derechos morales (moral rights) — which are perpetual, non-transferable, and inalienable under LFDA Article 18. Economic rights include the exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, publicly communicate, transform, and commercialise the work under LFDA Articles 24–27. Moral rights under LFDA Article 21 include the rights of attribution (divulgación), integrity (integridad), retraction (retiro de la obra), and disclosure (primera publicación).

LFDA Articles 26 through 32 establish the specific framework applicable to works created under employment or commission relationships. Article 83 LFDA establishes the obra por encargo (commissioned work) regime: when an author creates a work specifically commissioned under a written contract, the economic rights may be transferred to the commissioning party (contratante), but the moral rights remain with the author (colaborador) permanently. Article 84 LFDA addresses obras colectivas (collective works) created by multiple authors under the direction of a single coordinator — the coordinating entity holds the economic rights unless otherwise agreed in writing. For audiovisual works, LFDA Articles 97–100 vest the obra audiovisual economic rights in the producer while preserving individual author moral rights.

For digital media contexts, the LFDA was amended to address digital transmission rights — LFDA Article 27(VII) expressly covers the right to make works available to the public through interactive digital networks (comunicación pública por redes digitales interactivas), which is the key right that digital media platforms (streaming services, news portals, social media publishers, podcast platforms) require from their colaboradores. Without an express grant of digital transmission rights in the collaboration agreement, the media company cannot lawfully distribute the colaborador's content through digital channels under Mexican copyright law.

The Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) tax framework applicable to media collaboration agreements depends on whether the colaborador provides services as an independent contractor (prestador de servicios independientes) or as an employee (trabajador). Under the Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta (LISR) Articles 100–106 and CCF Article 2606, independent media colaboradores must register with the SAT under the régimen de actividades empresariales y profesionales or the Régimen Simplificado de Confianza (RESICO — for annual income below MXN 3.5 million) and must issue Comprobantes Fiscales Digitales por Internet (CFDI) for each payment received. Failure to issue CFDIs constitutes an infracción fiscal under the Código Fiscal de la Federación (CFF) Article 83, with fines of MXN 12,070–69,000 per invoice omitted. The Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) regulates broadcasting concessions and digital platform content obligations under the Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión (LFTR), creating additional compliance obligations that must be reflected in collaboration agreements with IFT-regulated media outlets.

When Do You Need a Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Colaboración en Medios)?

A Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico is required whenever a media company, digital publisher, broadcaster, production company, or brand engages a freelance or independent media professional — journalist, photographer, videographer, podcast host, social media influencer, graphic designer, or content writer — to produce content for publication, broadcast, or digital distribution, and both parties need documented clarity on intellectual property ownership, compensation, exclusivity, and publication rights under the LFDA and CCF.

The agreement is needed when a digital news portal or magazine (revista digital) commissions regular article contributions from a freelance journalist (periodista independiente). The contract must specify whether the journalist retains the right to republish the articles in their personal portfolio or other publications (derechos de explotación secundaria), whether the portal acquires exclusive online rights or first-publication rights only, and whether the journalist is entitled to a byline credit (crédito de autoría) under LFDA Article 21.

A media collaboration contract is required when a television or radio broadcaster engages a journalist or host as a regular on-screen or on-air colaborador. The Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión (LFTR) and the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) impose specific content production requirements on broadcast concessionaires, and the colaborador's contract must align with the broadcaster's regulatory obligations regarding content authorship and rights licensing to the IFT-regulated broadcast signal.

The agreement is needed when a brand or agency commissions content creators (creadores de contenido) or influencers with social media audiences for branded content campaigns. Under PROFECO (Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor) consumer protection guidelines and the Código de Autorregulación Publicitaria (CONAR — Consejo de Autorregulación y Ética Publicitaria) standards, branded content must be clearly identified as publicidad (paid advertising). The collaboration contract must specify the influencer's obligations to disclose the commercial relationship and comply with the Ley Federal de Protección al Consumidor's advertising truthfulness standards.

Under LFDA Articles 26–32 and CCF Article 2606, a media collaboration agreement is required when a production company engages documentary filmmakers, scriptwriters, or cinematographers as independent contractors to create audiovisual content (obras audiovisuales). The contract must address the complex web of rights in audiovisual works under LFDA Articles 97–100. INDAUTOR registration of the collaboration agreement is recommended to provide third-party notice of the contratante's acquired rights under the agreement.

The contract is also needed when a media company operating across multiple platforms — print, digital, podcast, social media, video — requires a single omnibus collaboration agreement that grants the necessary rights for all current and future platforms, avoiding the need for separate rights clearances each time content is adapted or repurposed, consistent with the SAT's CFDI requirements for recurring service relationships.

What to Include in Your Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico (Contrato de Colaboración en Medios)

A valid Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico under the Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor, CCF Article 2606, and applicable SAT regulations must contain the following essential elements to protect both the contratante's content rights and the colaborador's moral and economic interests.

Identification of Parties: Full legal name, RFC, and domicilio of both the contratante (media company or brand) and the colaborador (content creator). If the colaborador is a natural person providing independent professional services, their CURP and SAT registration under the applicable régimen fiscal must be included to enable proper CFDI issuance and ISR/IVA compliance under the Código Fiscal de la Federación.

Description of Collaboration Services: A precise description of the content the colaborador will produce — format (written article, photograph, video, podcast episode, social media post, graphic design), subject matter, technical specifications (word count, image resolution, video duration), delivery schedule, and quality standards. The agreement should specify whether the colaborador is exclusively dedicating their services to the contratante (exclusividad) or may simultaneously provide similar services to competing media entities.

Grant of Economic Rights (Cesión o Licencia de Derechos Patrimoniales): The most critical clause — the agreement must specify whether the colaborador: (a) permanently transfers (cede) all economic rights to the contratante under LFDA Article 30 (total assignment); (b) licenses specific rights (licencia de derechos) — identifying exactly which rights are licensed, for what territory, and for what term; or (c) transfers rights for a specific use only. LFDA Article 32 requires that assignments and licenses of economic rights be in writing and specify the rights transferred, territory, and duration. Any rights not expressly granted in writing are presumed retained by the author under LFDA Article 32.

Moral Rights Acknowledgment: An express acknowledgment that the colaborador's moral rights under LFDA Article 21 are inalienable and non-transferable. The contratante must commit to maintaining the colaborador's authorship attribution (crédito de autor) in all publications and to not modifying the content in ways that harm the colaborador's honour or reputation (derecho de integridad). Any contractual provision purporting to waive the colaborador's moral rights is void under LFDA Article 18.

Compensation (Remuneración): The agreed fee (honorarios) for each content unit or for the collaboration period — expressed in MXN, including or excluding IVA at 16%. Payment terms, CFDI issuance obligations, and any royalty arrangements for secondary uses (regalías). The agreement must specify whether the fee includes a licencia de derechos or whether rights transfers require additional compensation — LFDA Article 31 establishes that authors are entitled to proportional remuneration for each economic exploitation of their work unless a lump-sum arrangement is expressly agreed.

Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure: The colaborador's obligation to maintain confidentiality of the contratante's editorial strategy, unpublished content, source information, and business information. Confidentiality obligations must comply with the Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (LFPDPPP, DOF 5 July 2010) when the content involves processing personal data of third parties, with the INAI (Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales) as the supervisory authority.

INDAUTOR Registration: Both parties' rights regarding INDAUTOR (Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor) registration of works produced. Under LFDA Article 162, registration at the Registro Público del Derecho de Autor (RPDA) is voluntary but creates a public presumption of authorship that facilitates enforcement of copyright infringement claims before the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) or civil courts. Collaboration agreement licence terms may also be registered at INDAUTOR to provide third-party notice.

Forms-legal.com provides this Media Collaboration Agreement Mexico template as a practical starting point for media companies and content creators. Mexican copyright law involves complex interactions between the LFDA, CCF, LFPDPPP, and SAT regulations — both contratantes and colaboradores should consult a licensed Licenciado en Derecho specialised in propiedad intelectual and derecho de autor before executing collaboration agreements involving significant content rights or substantial compensation.

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