Today, FMC’s Jean Cook spoke at a hearing on net neutrality that was held by the New York City Council’s Committee on Technology and Government. Jean was among several witnesses which included representatives from technology, the public interest, digital entertainment and the creative community. Her remarks, which you can read in their entirety here, demonstrated the importance of open internet structures to musicians.

The goal of the hearing was for the Committee to decide about sending a resolution to Congress in support of HR 3458 — the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 — as well as the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on net neutrality. read more