Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, I am joined by Gordon Firemark, the Podcast Lawyer. Gordon is a Los Angeles lawyer and the Gordon Firemark Law Firm founder. He teaches Media Law. He also hosts the podcast Entertainment Law Update. During this podcast, Gordon and Tom discussed the spike of defamation claims brought against podcasters in 2022 and the cross-media pollination between the podcast and TV/film industries. Gordon then spoke about ChatGPT, a hot-button issue, bringing up issues around copyright and the training material related to visual, audio, and textual elements. Additionally, Gordon offered a teaser of his presentation at Podcast Movement-Evolutions.

Key Highlights

The Influence of Podcasts on Content Creators and Media Production [00:05:08]

Legal Issues in the Entertainment and Design Industries [00:09:18]

The Impact of Chat GPT in 2023 [00:13:03]

Legal Implications of Podcasting [00:16:59]

Hiring a Lawyer for Your Creative Business [00:20:49]

 Notable Quotes

1.     "Let's once more into the breach, dear friends."

2.     "2022 really was sort of the year of the defamation cases."

3.     "TV and film producers are finding inspiration in podcasts they're listening to."

4.     "It's not just chat GPT, but the AI, in general, has become a hot-button issue here in the first quarter of 20 23 when we're recording this."

 Episode Links

Firemark Law

Gordon Firemark on LinkedIn

Connect with Tom Fox on LinkedIn

For more on Gordon's Easy Legal for Podcasts program, click here.

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