The topic of net neutrality has been practically talked to death over the last few weeks. (At least in the progressive, tech-savvy corners that pay attention to this kind of thing.) Here's a viewpoint from Jenny Toomey and Michael Bracy of the Future of Music Coalition. Their piece titled "Indie Rock Revolution, Fueled By Net Neutrality" was in yesterday's The Hill, "the newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress." Paragraph five sums up their viewpoint:

"For musicians, net neutrality means they should have the unfettered ability to make their work available to potential fans without undue interference from corporate gatekeepers. Similarly, music fans should have the ability to access this music via a range of legitimate business models. Net neutrality also ensures the continued innovation that has spurred the growth of the indie sector, the transition to a legitimate digital economy and, more widely, consumer adaptation of broadband services."

The article closes with this thought: "We will never trade the emerging promise of the open Internet for one that is narrowed by Internet payola."

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