Friday, April 3, 2009

thing 17) podcasts

1. Which podcast(s) did you listen to?

i used the yahoo search to find podcasts about or by david sedaris.

2. Which of the directories did you find easiest to use?

i like using itunes the best. i didn't really like any of these. i wonder what issues we now have with copyright and the ease of posting these audioclips. i can't imagine that david sedaris gave permission for all of these bloggers to play clips of his audiobook. yahoo now makes it even easier to infringe.

from a creative commons wiki:

"When creating your own podcast, it is important to make sure all necessary rights and permissions are secured for the material included in your podcasts. This is relatively easy if you create all of the material that is included in your podcast but can become progressively more complex the more you include material created by other people. If you do not obtain the necessary rights and permissions, you may get into legal trouble for incorporating third party material into your podcast and for also authorizing others to use that material as part of your podcast."

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide#Legal_Issues_In_Creating_Your_Own_Podcast.

3. Has this Thing inspired you to do any podcasting yourself or to subscribe to a podcast to listen to it regularly?

i have no desire to podcast. the last experience i had was last year in grad school, and it was an annoying nightmare. i do enjoy listening to radio programs and interviews. i find itunes easy to use and finding the free podcasts is a breeze. i'm not sure how careful itunes is with copyright, but i bet it beats yahoo's laxidasical search.

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