Mailbag: “Podcasts (IV)”

October 11, 2010

Dear Michael,

Why dosent "Pipedreams" have a pocast? Many other American Public Media programs have a podcast. I listen to 'pipedreams" every week and it would be nice if I could take "pipedreams" into the car with me

Tristan

 

Tristan,

Podcasts are problematical, and expensive to offer, if the content contains copyrighted material, as most of the PIPDREAMS broadcasts do (commercial recordings of copyrighted music). All of that requires licensing and administration. We simply do not have the resources (personnel or financial) to secure these clearances and be legal…thus no podcasts

 

jmb

 

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