Dua Lipa, Digital Dynasties, and the Fine Print Nobody Reads | Ep. 326

In this episode:

• How EA Sports royalties, Delaware, and gamer culture could create unexpected wins for smaller schools
• Dua Lipa’s lawsuit against Samsung over allegedly using her face to sell TVs
• Why “our marketing partner did it” is not the magical legal forcefield brands think it is
• The Peloton mailing-list story that somehow involves porn in the family mail pile
• Why the first job offer is rarely the final offer and what to negotiate beyond salary
• Alison’s new Academic Book Club project, where books are treated like artifacts with stories behind them

Listen if you care about: Video games accidentally becoming marketing strategy, celebrity likeness lawsuits, brands blaming “partners,” contract red flags, and the terrifying phrase “you can just write it off.”

Articles:

• EA Sports
• Dua Lipa
• Academic Book Club

00:00 Intro: Wayne’s buttons are not for touching
02:04 Audiobook recording, Metalworks, and closet studios
06:31 EA Sports, NIL, and Delaware’s video game payday
12:11 Dua Lipa sues Samsung over her likeness
14:40 The Peloton mailing-list disaster
16:16 Starting businesses, contracts, and family entrepreneurship
18:05 Negotiation, job offers, and knowing your value
26:13 Alison’s Academic Book Club project
32:23 Outro