laws

You MUST Disclose Whenever You’re Compensated!

There are many ways to earn income through podcasting: affiliates, sponsorships, sales, and more. Disclosing when you get compensated is not only the law, but it’s also a good way to earn your audience’s trust!

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Why you need your own privacy policies, disclosures, and releases for blogging or podcasting

How to easily make a privacy policy and what it should contain, how to get releases for your cohosts and guests, necessary disclaimers and disclosures, and how to avoid defamation. Legal answers with Gordon Firemark.

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Trademarks for Bloggers and Podcasters (with Gordon Firemark)

Show you claim something as a trademark? Do you have to register trademarks? How can we protect trademarks in social media? And more trademark questions answered by entertainment lawyer Gordon Firemark.

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Copyright laws for bloggers and podcasters

Can you use copyrighted material in your personal podcast? What about “fair use”? And more copyright questions answered by entertainment lawyer Gordon Firemark.

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Podcasting, blogging, and the law—upcoming series

Gordon Firemark will join us for the next few episodes to discuss copyrights, trademarks, privacy policies, disclaimers, and tax benefits for blogging and podcasting.

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Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) vs. Blogging and Podcasting

This is a hot topic for Internet content-creators: bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers—almost anyone with a presence on the Internet could be affected.

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How to Insert Background Music or Sound Effects in Audacity

I focus completely on Audacity in this episode! This time, I share a brief explanation of copyright laws for podcasters, where to get music and sound effects, and three ways to work with background music or sound effects in your podcast.

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