
← Legit Podcast Pro17 sep · 13 min
WHAT PODCAST CREATORS CAN LEARN FROM HOLLYWOOD
The way podcasters operate would never fly in mainstream media production. And the thing is, podcasting now IS the mainstream.
In this episode, Gordon Firemark, The Podcast Lawyer™, breaks down six things Hollywood treats as absolutely standard — built over a century of expensive lessons — that most podcasters skip entirely without realizing it.
You'll learn:
- Why no film or TV production starts without signed agreements from every contributor, and why podcasting routinely does the opposite
- Why releases and clearances need to happen before recording, not after publishing
- What a real content-clearance review covers — copyright, trademark, privacy, defamation, and FTC disclosure — and why podcasters almost never do one
- Why clear, documented credit and compensation terms prevent the disputes Hollywood already learned to avoid
- Why chain of title is the one thing that determines whether your show could ever become a real, sellable asset
- The honest reality of E&O insurance for podcasters — why it's often hard to find or afford, and why that makes everything else on this list matter even more
This is exactly the kind of gap the Creator Business Protection Blueprint is built to help you find. Get it at https://gordonfiremark.com/blueprint
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