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FREE WORKSHOP this Monday!

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

Business & Legal Fundamentals for Podcast Growth & Profit Date: Monday, October 17th Time: 10:00am PDT Where: Online Register: http://event.podcastlaw.net In this free, live online workshop,you will learn: The 3 prerequisites to truly professional results as a podcaster 4 essential components to a solid, professional, businesslike approach to podcasting (or any entrepreneurial activity) The 3 biggest mistakes podcasters make that hold them back from easy… Continue Reading

Your guest was BUSTED, do you pull the episode?

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

So, you’ve learned that one of your guests has gotten in some legal trouble… should you consider pulling the episode? Could there be legal fallout for you? Continue Reading

Gordon Firemark to present at Podcast Movement ’22

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

I’m happy to announce that I”ll be presenting my “State of Podcast Law” presentation at Podcast Movement in Dallas next month. Tickets are available now at http://podcastmovement.com This is one of the premier podcast industry conferences, and a must-attend for all who are serious about podcasting. Continue Reading

WGA announces an end to Agency Packaging deals

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

In a news release from the Writer’s Guild of America, the union announces that, effective July 1, 2022, franchised talent and lit agents working on WGA covered projects will no longer be permitted to use a package-fee model. Under a Package fee model, agencies receive a fee from the studio for assembling a package of… Continue Reading

He waited too long… and it cost him!

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

He waited too long, and it cost him… Transcript: Getting the legal stuff done can be intimidating, and it can seem expensive… but I’m here to tell you how waiting to get things squared away cost one client big! Hi, I’m Gordon Firemark, The Podcast Lawyer™ , and I help creatives and business people in… Continue Reading

A troubling trend in Shopping Agreements.

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

Recently, I’ve started seeing a dangerous trend in so-called “shopping agreements”. The first few of these came up in deals between podcasters and networks or production services, but I’ve also encountered the problem with TV producer/writer deals. What’s odd is that, while they seem innocuous, these deals really don’t serve either of the parties very… Continue Reading

“Getting the rights:” What it means; when it’s necessary; how to do it.

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

So, do you need “rights” to create your project? So you want to create a new project? Maybe it’s a film or play? Or a podcast, a book, or a game, or some other kind of product. Thing is, it’s based on something else. Somebody’s life story or characters from some other kind of previous… Continue Reading

What can you do if forced out of your podcast?

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

Legit Podcast Pro “What can you do when you’re forced out of YOUR podcast? That’s the question of the week on Legit Podcast Pro (the Podcast) – with The Podcast Lawyer™ Gordon Firemark Join me as I begin a new podcast, just for podcasters. Y ou don’t have to BE a pro, but if you’re… Continue Reading

Locast (local TV antenna-to-streaming service) suspends ops after devastating court ruling.

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

Locast is a digital app that live streams over-the-air television stations without a cable or satellite TV subscription. The service has a few million users for its expanding offering which Locast currently covers roughly 55% of the US with operations in 36 markets. On August 31, that all changed. a New York federal court granted… Continue Reading

No Public Performance Right in California for pre-’72 recordings.

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Gordon Firemark • 0 Comments

‘Flo and Eddie’, The founders of iconic ’60’s band The Turtles, were dealt what’s likely a final blow in their long-running lawsuit against digital broadcasters and others claiming infringement of common-law copyrights in their recordings. (Sound recordings were not protected under federal copyright law until February, 1972). Flo & Eddie had argued that pre-1972 sound… Continue Reading

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