Selective blocking of barbershop music

Who says the arts have no influence in today's world?

Those like me who believe in a free and open Internet are on the cusp of a major victory. And we have barbershop quartet music to thank.

Here's more. The column is about an imminent FCC decision on Net Neutrality, which seems to be leaning in favor, but apparently it started with one user's desire to file-share a barbershop recording, which was mysteriously blocked by Comcast. When he grumbled about it on his blog, he learned that many others were having similar problems.

The ongoing question in the tech world is whether Internet providers like Comcast can selectively block high-bandwidth uses like file-sharing, or whether they have to give equal treatment to all Net traffic. The ongoing question in the choral world is how can we get more people to share the joys of music via all media.