Rage against the FCC: Musicians say killing net neutrality threatens art

Net neutrality's day of reckoning is fast approaching, and musicians of all persuasions – pop, rock, rap – are making noise about Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai's intentions to quash Obama-era internet equality rules.

The decision will be made by the FCC's five commissioners in a vote on Dec. 14. Three are Republicans (including Pai), two are Democrats, and they almost always vote along party lines. 

As the vote looms, some 150 musicians signed an open letter to Congress underscoring a salient point that affects anyone who listens to music, or generally appreciates art: Read more...