   Possible Copyright Issues with a Podcast
  Hey everyone, my friend PM-Heavy and I are in the process of creating a Podcast about music, video games, sports(just a little), and other miscellaneous topics. The reason I post this is we were wanting to feature a song of the day by an independent artist or band. Does anyone know of any legal issues we could face by playing a portion or the entire song during the podcast?[Edited by - Xeso Makura on May 1, 2010 9:06:20 PM]
Quote:Original post by Xeso MakuraHey everyone, my friend PM-Heavy and I are in the process of creating a Podcast about music, video games, sports(just a little), and other miscellaneous topics. The reason I post this is we were wanting to feature a song of the day by an independent artist or band. Does anyone know of any legal issues we could face by playing a portion or the entire song during the podcast?Normally you'd have to pay royalties, if its an independent artist you might have to negotiate with him/her directly, otherwise you negotiate with the record label or the appropriate organisation (ASCAP, PRS, STIM, etc)   ;  +1 What Simon said.   ;  just shoot them an email or something and ask for permission. I've done it a couple times, and they'll almost always let you do it.   ;  Thanks for the replies, they were very helpful. I'll have to e-mail the bands I'm looking at and negotiate.   