Matthew B. Harrison is vice president and associate publisher of TALKERS magazine, founder and senior partner of Harrison Legal Group, and executive producer at Goodphone Communications, Inc.
Role at TALKERS
Matthew B. Harrison serves as vice president and associate publisher of TALKERS, the trade publication serving the talk media industry since 1990. He writes for the publication on media law, copyright, fair use, artificial intelligence, and the legal questions facing broadcasters, podcasters, and digital creators.
As executive producer at Goodphone Communications, Inc., the company that manages TALKERS, he handles audio and television production for the publication and its related projects, including Up Close Far Out with Michael Harrison.
All TALKERS coverage by and about Matthew B. Harrison
Law practice
Matthew is founder and senior partner of Harrison Legal Group, a Massachusetts practice serving creators, broadcasters, publishers, artists, photographers, and media businesses. He practices media law through Harrison Media Law, the firm’s dedicated media-law practice.
His work covers evaluating rights before publication, responding when work is copied or misused, addressing claims and demand letters, protecting brands and creative assets, and disputes involving digital platforms and emerging technology.
He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar on December 12, 2005, and is admitted to practice before the Massachusetts state courts, the federal courts in Massachusetts, and the federal courts in Washington, D.C. His Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers number is 664196.
Playing the Clip
Matthew is the author of Playing the Clip: The Digital Media Creator’s Legal Guide to Fair Use, published by TALKERS Books in April 2026. See TALKERS Books Announces Publication of Playing the Clip.
Selected writing
- When Your Voice Becomes the Product
- When Borrowed Becomes Stolen: The Fair Use Line for Talk Hosts and Podcasters
Education
- Juris Doctor, Western New England University School of Law, 2005 – magna cum laude; assistant editor, Western New England Law Review
- Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, 2010
- Bachelor of Arts in political science and Bachelor of Arts in legal studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Commonwealth Honors College, 2002
Elsewhere
He uses Matthew, not Matt, professionally.