It's going to be an interesting situation that arises as podcasts become more popular. Apparently ASCAP is starting to "license" podcasters to use commercial material for their programs. In other words, they are going to make podcasters pay for the chance to promote the music they love. One Minneapolis law student suggests that this might be out of their bounds. I'm not sure that it is, but it's going to be interesting, still, to see what happens when podcasters knowingly play music they aren't licensed to play. It happens already, usually with a little jab at the RIAA.