Month: March 2026
This series relates to the legal landscape of podcasting. Lutzker & Lutzker has been advising major publishing and individual clients in this area since 2010. Sixteen years later the industry has evolved significantly, but the underlying premise remains unchanged: creators benefit from a proactive legal strategy for content creation and distribution. Intellectual property law provides [...]
Read moreAs podcasts continue to proliferate, the legal considerations are increasingly complex. Some podcasts are solo episodes, some have co-hosts and guests, some are produced by the podcaster, and some are produced by an agency. Some consist solely of audio, while others include accompanying video. To avoid cease and desist letters, infringement suits and takedown alerts, [...]
Read moreLicensing intellectual property is often a significant component of producing a podcast that incorporates material created by others, such as music, photographs or film clips. Most often a podcast’s third-party content should either be in the public domain (for example, once the copyright term has expired) or be authorized for use. If it is not [...]
Read moreCopyright protects many different works of authorship, encompassing a broad array of literary and musical works such as books, computer software, visual art and architecture. But copyright protection of a song is more complex, as a song typically consists of two separate copyrights: a musical work (the composition and lyrics) and a sound recording (the [...]
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