From the course: Podcasting: Business and Law
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Rules for all podcast disputes
From the course: Podcasting: Business and Law
Rules for all podcast disputes
- [Voiceover] Rules for all podcast disputes. Here are some legal rules that may apply for all content disputes. As I've indicated before, most lawsuits are driven by money. If you work for a corporate client or you have substantial assets, you're more likely to be a lawsuit target than if you're struggling to make ends meet and podcasting from your bedroom. For example, a patent owner sued various podcasters for patent infringement in 2014 and demanded a cut of the podcasters' revenues. A few weeks later, the patent owner dismissed all the lawsuits once he realized the podcasters didn't earn enough money to make the litigation worth his while. Companies have feelings too. Most of the legal claims I've described in the previous videos apply to companies, as well as to individuals. For example, companies can be defamed and they can sue you for divulging trade secrets and infringing intellectual property. Don't count on Section 230. A federal law known as the Communications Decency Act…
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Contents
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Choosing the right name4m 16s
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Using music in your podcast5m 13s
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Your right to use interviews4m 10s
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Responding to legal complaints4m 58s
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Government regulations3m 9s
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Copyright and fair use3m 15s
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Defamation (libel) concerns4m 29s
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Other ways lawsuits are triggered2m 54s
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Rules for all podcast disputes2m 17s
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