DEED FOR PODCASTERS

EVERY GUEST, PAPERED.

Guest releases signed before the mic is on, clip rights clear, and clean paper for every crossover episode.

THE SITUATION

A podcast is easy to make and hard to clear. A guest says yes to an interview, sometimes says yes to a clip, occasionally says yes to a book adaptation years later, and the record of what they actually agreed to is somewhere in a Google Doc or nowhere at all.

The moment a show is bought, syndicated or turned into a video series, the missing guest releases become the reason a deal stalls.

THE RISKS

WHAT BREAKS.

01
NO GUEST RELEASE
An interview a guest later regrets, with no signed record of what they granted.
02
CLIP RIGHTS UNCLEAR
Highlights posted to social with no signed permission to edit, subtitle or recontextualise.
03
MUSIC WITHOUT LICENCE
A bed of music that is fine on YouTube's terms and not fine anywhere else.
04
COHOST OWNERSHIP
A show with two hosts, no operating agreement, and a growing question of who owns the feed.
05
AI TRANSCRIPT REUSE
Transcripts fed into models that produce derivative content nobody signed off on.
HOW DEED HELPS

FOUR STEPS.

01DROP

Add the guest, the intended uses and the show's music.

02EXAMINE

Deed flags rights not covered by your standard release and suggests specific clauses to add.

03EXECUTE

Signed guest releases before the record button, clip rights clarified, licences on file.

04DEFEND

Takedowns when clips are reused outside the licence, and a clean record when a buyer or platform asks.

QUESTIONS
+Do I really need a release for every guest?
Yes. Even a friendly guest can change their mind, and the release is not about mistrust, it is about clarity.
+Can a guest withdraw consent later?
Depending on where they are, sometimes. Deed's release records the specific uses granted and the terms for revocation, so nobody has to guess.
+How do we split ownership between hosts?
Deed's cohost agreement covers ownership of the feed, the IP, the assets and what happens if one host leaves.

START A DEED.