At Podcamp, one of the things that became clear is that this community desperately needs a lawyer. There’s way too many lay people trying to interprete the laws of the land when it comes to copyrights and they’re doing a poor job of it.
Yes, we have the Podcasting Legal Guide, but I haven’t seen the authors around too much. Well, Colette Vogele seems to be getting around online and she’s speaking at the Podcast & Portable Media Expo, so at least she’s doing her part. However, she can’t do it alone and we need a Canadian version, so there’s room for more lawyers to step up.
The pay will be, well, non-existant and you may not get alot of clients, but at least you’ll gain some sort of celebrity status. I promise.
Here are some ways a lawyer can increase his or her profile in the podcasting community:
- Launch a podcast called “5-Minute Podcasting Legal Tips.”
- Attend as many podcasting conference and lead a session called “How to Keep Lawyers Off Your Back.”
- Launch a blog writing about legal issues related to podcasting.
- Ensure that you write and speak in layman terms. In other words, dumb it down a bit.
If you can do all of the 4 things above, you’ll be a star. We need a few from Canada and a few from the United States, to start. If podcasting is too narrow, focus on social media, but whatever you do, do it quickly.
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Hi Leesa, Thanks for the ideas! I’m actually doing all of the things you’ve suggested… Well, the podcast is coming will be launching next month so I’m almost doing all of them. The podcast I’m doing will be 5-15 minute episodes that answer questions about podcasting & the law. My blog (http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blogs/vogele/) is not solely podcast-specific, so I definitely consider launching a specific blog relating to the podcast. I do go to as many conferences as I can, but admittedly I’ve been mostly at the events on the west coast. I’ll keep at it, however, as I’m passionate about what this medium has to offer. I’m looking forward to being a star 🙂