At a press event in Washington today, Grammy-nominated musician Moby (along with Rep. Ed Markey of Mass.) introduced Artists and Musicians for Internet Freedom, an alliance supporting the SavetheInternet.com coalition that includes the Dixie Chicks, The Roots, Wilco, R.E.M., Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and other prominent acts. See the video here.

Read Moby’s comments here. Some excerpts:

And Internet freedom is not an irrelevant issue – because it affects everything else. The Internet has revolutionized democratic participation, economic innovation, free speech, and the arts.

There’s a reason groups as diverse as MoveOn.org, Gun Owners of America, Christian Coalition, consumer advocates, and church groups are working together on this issue.

And there’s a reason people’s favorite websites – Google, Amazon, eBay, Craigslist – are all fighting together to preserve Net Neutrality.

If Congress guts Net Neutrality, independent music and news sites would be choked off, consumer choice would be limited, and the Internet will be become a private toll road auctioned off by companies like AT&T.

Click here to learn more about the musicians’ coalition.

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