NPR, December 20, 2010
By Laura Sydell

The Internet hasn't been good to traditional record labels, but for musicians like Damian Kulash, lead singer of the band OK Go, it's opened up a new channel for creativity. But many Internet service providers -- such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T -- would like to have more control over the Internet service they provide to homes. And the FCC is proposing rules that could threaten the freewheeling environment that is the Internet as we know it.

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