Blawgcast.com has moved

If you've come here looking for BlawgCast.com... you've found its old home -- we're currently in the process of migrating to a new host and new software - movabletype.

You can now find us at

http://www.blawgcast.com

You may, however, notice that Evan is missing from the new digs, but don't worry, he hasn't been fired -- yet -- his invitation's in the mail. My tech support staff is working tirelessly implementing the upgrade from free MT around the clock to get this site up and running.

After being a loyal blogger and webhost4life customer for 4 years, I'm sad to move on, but I have had too many problems recently and it's time.

We Can't Wait for the Podcasts from the Afterparties

An announcement from a new site called TopCast:

Yes it's true Podcasters and Podcast fans, a powerful new media deserves recognition of its top talent, top programs and industry pioneers! Nominate your favorite Podcast or Podcasting talent and be part of this exciting event including a red-carpet awards celebration in New York City this coming November!

Wow, New York City. Plus a red carpet. Where do we sign up?

There sure is a lot of hoopla about podcasting. Before you know it, people will be starting weblogs about this new "industry." Think it will happen? You can decide for yourself, but we'll be talking it over with Joan Rivers in November.

(TopCast link from PodcastingNews.)

Unsure About Your Podcasting Topic?

One solution is to ask the audience, as I did today in a post at Notes from the (Legal) Underground: "Would You Listen to this Podcast?"

Podcasting Defended

Shel Holtz, writing for webpronews.com, has penned a point-by-point response to Darren Barefoot's weblog post, "Why I'm Not Smoking the Podcasting Dope."

Podcasts on Law-Firm Websites

Jim Calloway's vision:

While narrating a regular weekly podcast radio show may be an impossible drain on a lawyer's time, we will soon see podcasts placed on law firm websites. I would suggest that these be timeless and useful for potential clients. Here are some podcast titles people might like to download: What Everyone Should Know about Buying a New Home, Myths about Family Law Court Proceedings, or Small Claims Proceedings in Oklahoma. These could be produced and then left on your firm's website for anyone to download for months.

Good idea. I'll definitely have it in mind the next time I revamp Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C.

A Law Professor Tests the Waters

It's Professor Bogdanski, who says of his third podcasting experiment--

I'm still fooling around with podcasting. Here's my third installment -- an .mp3 file about 8 minutes long. (While bandwidth lasts.)

While it's more music than law, we're still calling it a blawgcast, at least until we get a cease and desist order from the good professor.

BlawgCast Coverage: Thanks #2

Many thanks to everyone who mentioned BlawgCast.com this past week:

Corante New York
Boleyblogs
Netlex Blogs 2.0
WisBlawg
Inter Alia
Robert Ambrogi's LawSites
Miss Information
Scoble’s Link Blog

I apologize too anyone who I've missed.

the power of aggregated distribution

This will become a recurring topic for me on BlawgCast.com. For now, to understand what I mean, take a listen to the first couple minutes of BlawgCast Podcast #1. [download in m4a format]

Related: Aldo Castaneda: Unleashing the power of the collective

Oyez, Oyez, Oyez

Charlie Quidnunc just left a comment informing me that he has created "a feed from the Oyez project of all the recent arguments and opinions from the Supreme Court of the U.S. I took the old feed that was not RSS 2.0 compatible and made it into a podcast."

Access feed here: [rss]

Thanks Charlie.

In related news, HR reports that CourtTV is launching an online video channel (fits my definition of blawgcasting):

Court TV Extra, a streaming video service officially launching sometime in the second quarter, will bring continuous, multiplexed trial coverage to subscribers, who can choose from multiple live video feeds from courtrooms nationwide to watch on their PCs. The company said a trial run of the service has produced a steady growth of traffic to the site -- particularly during verdicts in such high-profile cases as the Scott Peterson and Robert Blake trials -- and expects the number of users to grow.

[via]

Dennis Crouch: What's your blawgcast setup?

Dennis Crouch of Patently-O: Patent Law Blog and McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP answers the question: What's your blawgcast setup?

For those interested in the creation of the TipCast — I used my laptop computer hooked to a Logitech USB microphone ($14) and a software package titled Media Wizard (CDH Productions, $50) to record my voice. I also used Media Wizard to mix-in the music. Although I have some radio experience from my days as an announcer at WPRB Princeton, this was my first digital recording.

Reposted by permission.

Edwards and Gore casting

Wannabe VP John Edwards is podcasting and now Ex-VP Al Gore is vlogging -- Al Gore jumps on video blogging: Former veep Al Gore, a noted champion of technology, is once again adding his own twist to up-and-coming trends: interactive TV...

Bret Fausett: Podcasts of the ALAC-NCUC Joint Meeting

Lextext Podcast of ALAC-NCUC Joint Meeting
In podcast form (i.e. downloadable mp3), here is Part 1 (approx. 1 hour) of the joint meeting of the At Large Advisory Committee and the GNSO's Non-Commercial Users Constituency. Enclosure 1

Lextext Podcast of ALAC-NCUC Joint Meeting, Part 2: In podcast form (i.e. downloadable mp3), here is Part 2 (approx. 22 minutes) of the joint meeting of the At Large Advisory Committee and the GNSO's Non-Commercial Users Constituency. Enclosure 2

How to Distribute Podcasts: P2P Style

Death in the Afternoon has a great idea to seed Grokster with legit files for the Supremes to review. Examples include Lessig's Free Culture.

Even better, I think, is to flood Grokster with Bag & Baggage and Law Related things that Suck podcasts. The Justices will love em.

Do You Believe These Numbers? 6 Million People Have Downloaded Podcasts

From Reuters via Yahoo! News: "Podcasts Catching on with iPod Owners":

Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults who own MP3 players like Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod say they have downloaded podcast programs from the Internet, the Pew Internet and American Life Project found.

That means more than 6 million people are listening to a form of communication that emerged only last year, according to the nonprofit group.

6 million: that's a lot of people smoking the podcasting dope.

Related: Pew Reports: Podcasting catches on [pdf]

Update: Pew Admits They Falsely Pumped Up Podcasting Just For Fun

Help from Podcasting News

Here are two articles from Podcasting News that will show you how to (a) get podcasts onto your iP0d or other mp3 player automatically or (b) create your own podcast.

Law-Related Things That Suck: The Death of Johnnie Cochran

Evan: "Other than 'if it doesn't fit, you must acquit,' what can you say about Johnnie Cochran? Quite a bit, actually."

You can access the mp3 directly by subscribing to the blawgcast.com mp3 feed in your favorite podcast downloader.

Patently-O Patent Prosecution TipCast No. 1

I've added Dennis Crouch of Patently-O: Patent Law Blog to the list of legal blawgcasters.

Dennis has recorded and posted his first 'cast (with shownotes): Patently-O Patent Prosecution TipCast No. 1.

You can access the mp3 directly by subscribing to the blawgcast.com mp3 feed in your favorite podcast downloader.

The TipCast series is an audio lecture series that is intended to provide helpful hints and information to patent attorneys and agents. TipCast No. 1 provides a tip relating to revival of abandoned applications.

BlawgCast Issues

If you do not want your podcast aggregated in the BlawgCast feed, please email me.

Why is this a cause of concern? It's certainly not of copyright concern, but Denise Howell indicates (not seriously I hope) that it may rise to the tort of feed interference and that there have already (?) been complaints.

[Editorial: Well, it would have to rise to a new tort, because you simply would not have a claim for copyright infringement, deep linking etc. Consider this: if creating such a feed is "illegal", then so must be the following: technorati tags, del.icio.us, link blogs, feedburner smartcast technology.... someone tell me I'm wrong.]

You can access Denise's most recent podcast discussing this extremely interesting issue by venturing here or subscribing here.

Notes: the feedburner feed seems to be operational again for anyone concerned.

Denise there are approximately 37 subscribers to the "blawgcast all in one feed." Also, feedburner does not interfere with your ability to see your podcast download stats.

Are You Smoking the Podcasting Dope?

Both Kevin and I readily admit to being podcasting boosters. But there are plenty of naysayers. One of them is Darren Barefoot, whose thought-provoking post "Why I'm Not Smoking the Podcasting Dope" is a must-read for anyone interested in the podcasting phenomenon. Check it out.

New Blawgcasters: Get Registered in the iPodder Directory

Everyone who podcasts should make sure their show is registered in the iPodder.org directory, which is the master directory that's used by almost every other podcast directory. Blawgcasts should be listed in the "law" node of the directory.

To get your blawgcast listed there, visit the law node and click on the "suggest a link" section in the lower right. This will take you to a form that, after it's filled out, will generate an e-mail for the law-node editor, Aldo Castaneda. After reviewing your submission, Aldo will get back to you, probably very quickly.

Questions about the procedure? Send an e-mail to me or Kevin, and we'll explain further.

Podcast Resources

How-To Podcast
* An O'Reilly twofer via micropersuasion: how to listen to and create podcasts.
* how-to get podcasts onto your iPod automatically and create your own podcast
* How to get podcasts on your cellphone
* How to Podcast for Busy Lawyers
* A Podcasting Primer

podcasting tools
* http://airblogging.com/index.html?c=faq
* http://FreeConference.com
* Using Skype as a Community Media Production Tool
* Record your Skype calls [via]

Music for your Podcasts
* http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/

BlawgCast Podcast #1

BlawgCast.com, the week in legal podcasting, March 25-31, 2005: This week's podcast discusses Denise Howell's plawdcast #11, DSC 2005-03-31, rethinkip2, and George Lenard's employment blogosphere roundup.

Denise Howell: 2005-03-28 Podcast 11
related: Kevin O'Keefe, Lawyers' moral obligation to blog – why not?

rethink(ip) aloud podcast #2: Steve Nipper's interview with Promote the Progress Blog's J. Matthew Buchanan

George Lenard: HR/Employment Blogosphere update for March 28, 2005
related: Get LinkedIN with the Legal Jobs Blog. My linkedin profile page is here.



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Jack Valenti signs Betamax Tape

Copyfight points to a film clip of Jack Valenti, headed to the Grokster hearing on Tuesday, graciously acquiescing to Annalee Newitz's request that he sign his autograph on a VHS tape.