I would like to take a moment to reiterate ADM’s standing policy regarding blog posts on the ADM site.

We welcome all substantive discussions from members regarding issues that impact our membership and community.  However there is a shared responsibility to balance editorial views, company announcements, and points of view with discussion of how these things impact ADM members and the community at large.

On Juy 28,  using its account access, Volomedia published a blog post that details its intellectual property position regarding episodic media and podcasting, an issue which no doubt impacts our entire member base and the larger creative and business communities.  As Chairman, my opinion is that the initial blog post is informative, substantive, but it lacks sufficient discussion on how this news impacts our membership.  I have requested Volomedia’s prompt response to address this shortfall, and look forward to the reply.

I wish to acknowledge the particularly provocative nature of this recent post.  ADM has always been a collection of people and organizations with shared interests but varied perspectives.  This post does not reflect an endorsement by ADM to individual member positions.  The recent announcement is very important to our community, and ADM will play a continued role in facilitating substantive discussion on this developing news.

Chris MacDonald, Chairman