Meanwhile, there are no doubt thousands of Podcasters using copyrighted music in their programs and not paying fees. I suspect that will change sometime in the future.
Original Programming
For those Podcasters who make available original programming featuring interviews or audio they originate themselves or who own copyrights to any music they distribute, they need not worry about the Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group which represents the recording industry.
You can Webcast or Podcast any material you own the rights to. You can also allow someone the same rights by granting them permission.
Of course, if you have a talk show, you won’t have to deal with the royalty issue since more likely than not, everything you say will be original.
Where Do You Find Guests?
Finding guests for your radio shows isn’t as hard as you think. There are various resources on the Internet which offer access to authors, experts, and interview subjects like:
Another excellent way to find topics and guests is to peruse the hundreds of press and news releases that are put out over the Internet through various Press Release portals. You can find a good list here.
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