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Comcast and Charter May Soon Control 70% of 25Mbps Internet Subscriptions

By Jon Brodkin

Ars Technica

January 26, 2016

Dish Network made a similar claim, telling the FCC last month that the mergers would “result in two broadband providers controlling about 90 percent of the nation’s high-speed broadband homes between them.” Dish is a member of the Stop Mega Cable group, along with Public Knowledge; Cincinnati Bell; Common Cause; Consumers Union; Dish Network; FairPoint Communications; Future of Music Coalition; Greenlining Institute; ITTA Media Alliance; Open Technology Institute at New America; NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association; Sports Fans Coalition USTelecom; Writers Guild of America, East; Writers Guild of America, West; and Zoom Telephonics. read more

We previously told you about the Copyright Alert System (CAS), a voluntary collaboration between internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast, Time Warner and AT&T and copyright owners in the music and movie/TV industries. read more

Data Caps and the Cloud: What do They Mean for Music?

Here at FMC, we’re intrigued by the potential of “cloud music”— from mobile apps to remote storage lockers to sites and services that facilitate discovery and collaboration. When you look at recent developments, it seems that the future for digital music may be headed off of hard drives and into the cloud. When we say “intrigued,” we mean it: after all, we keep keep writing about it. read more

Future of Music Coalition Statement on Internet Service Provider "Graduated Response" Agreements

July 7, 2011

Washington, D.C.— Future of Music Coalition (FMC), a national non-profit research, education and advocacy organization for musicians, has long championed thoughtful policies to protect intellectual property that take into consideration the needs of the independent creator community. The voluntary “graduated response” policy adopted by America’s largest Internet Service Providers includes provisions to inform and educate internet users of activities that may be deemed as infringing, while outlining “mitigation measures” to deter continued unlawful behavior.

The following statement can be attributed to FMC Deputy Director Casey Rae-Hunter: read more

Rock the Net: Campaign for Net Neutrality Rocks Seattle

October 26, 2007

Washington, DC – Keeping internet access free and open for musicians and their supporters is the central goal of Rock the Net, a nationwide campaign for network neutrality, whose champions include R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Boots Riley of The Coup, and many more. Next week, singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson will support the cause, in both a teleconference with featured speaker Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA), and a concert performance. read more

Untangling Net Neutrality:

One Music Advocate's Perspective

Jean Cook

Thursday, August 9, 2007

The Internet we have grown to love may be in danger. A new concept is getting a lot of attention in the United States among an unlikely grouping of civil rights activists, consumer advocates, gun owners, Christian groups, technology businesses, politicians and — most importantly for the Future of Music Coalition, with whom I work — musicians. This concept, which has been called ‘open access’ in the past, ties to free speech issues, and when applied specifically to internet rules is usually referred to as ‘net neutrality’. read more

FMC Statement on Federal Trade Commission Report on Net Neutrality

June 29, 2007

The Federal Trade Commission rightly concluded in its report Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy that the broadband Internet market needs greater competition. About 96 percent of the broadband market is currently controlled by just two entities: the cable or phone company. In many markets, customers only have one type of ISP to choose from.

Washington, D.C.— The Federal Trade Commission rightly concluded in its report Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy [PDF] that the broadband Internet market needs greater competition. read more

Full Summary of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Brett Keller

Monday, August 2, 2004

A step by step explanation of the DMCA and its impact on national and international copyright law.

Title One: WIPO Treaty Implementation read more

Comcast and Charter May Soon Control 70% of 25Mbps Internet Subscriptions

Copyright Alert System Goes Live

Data Caps and the Cloud: What do They Mean for Music?

Future of Music Coalition Statement on Internet Service Provider "Graduated Response" Agreements

Rock the Net: Campaign for Net Neutrality Rocks Seattle

Untangling Net Neutrality:

FMC Statement on Federal Trade Commission Report on Net Neutrality

Full Summary of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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