Toying With the Idea of Podcasting
Posted by Nicole Sharp on 27 May 2005 at 16:18I've been toying with the idea of trying some podcasting, but since the FAQ is a bit silent on how to podcast, I haven't done too much. I'm not so concerned with the actual mixing and such because I'm sure that I can figure that out pretty easily. What I'm concerned with is the legal question of what I'm allowed to podcast.
For example, I'm a fan of several Irish alternative rock groups/singers, and I know that some of them, like The Frames and Damien Rice, allow bootlegging and releasing of their concerts, provided that the songs are already released on an album or single. I don't know, however, if that's an okay for me to share them with others via podcast. The question will have to be investigated further, I think. Any knowledge/comments/etc from anyone reading are very welcome.
I did come across a couple of handy RIAA-related resources, however. Since I'm well aware of the RIAA's hatred of Internet-savvy college students, I figure that I'd be wise to find out what they can and cannot take me to task for. In that vein, I found a podcast on podcasting RIAA music under license and RIAA Radar, a site that checks to see which albums/artists/songs are released under RIAA jurisdiction. The latter, I suppose, could be useful for anyone wanting to avoid supporting them as long as they continue punishing consumers (but that's a whole different story).
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jms18 said
On 29 May 2005 at 13:42I've been toying with the idea of trying some podcasting, but since the FAQ is a bit silent on how to podcast
Whoops! Yea, my bad; my bad. I'll hopefully clear that up. In actuality, it should be as easy as just linking to a .mp3 file in one of your blog posts. Erm... I think. I'll need to check how I have MT-Enclosures (the podcast plugin) configured. But, that's how it is supposed to work. Link to a .mp3 file in a blog post and your RSS feed automatically gets the <enclose> element.
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Nicole Sharp said
On 29 May 2005 at 16:32Jeremy,
I wasn't too worried about the posting/linking part because I saw the MT-Enclosures plug-in. (Since I went fishing through a lot of MT stuff when I made this layout, that is!) Like I said in the post, I'm a little more concerned with legal issues--like I don't want people dragging me away and charging me insane amounts of money because I started podcasting. But it seems like it may be one of those things where no one is really clear on the legal issues yet.
And it seems like the barely-heard sort of people I'd be interested in sharing with others probably won't be too upset over getting some additional exposure.
Mark said
On 28 May 2005 at 01:51Hmm. Personally, I had success getting permission from an artist for a non-profit reprinting of a rather well-known comic by writing him and asking who to contact at his syndicate, mentioning offhand the purpose and the extremely limited distribution. I don't know how much say the syndicate has over copyright issues for that particular comic -- usually they're pretty tight-fisted -- so he may have just been relying on the fact that they would never in a million years find out about it. If any of your artists are in that kind of a situation with their labels, broadcasting on the Net isn't such a safe situation for them to say, "Just go ahead and use it," as he did, regardless of their willingness. But you might try getting in contact with them and asking anyway -- the worst they can say is, "Sorry, you can't do that," or, "Get in contact with so-and-so at the label to ask about licensing."
Actually, the worst that can happen is that you CAN'T get in contact with them, either because there's no information on how to do so, or because they're busy, or because they're passed out in a gutter somewhere, or whatever. But it's still worth a shot. If nothing else, write the label and ask.