REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review 1.21.2012

(UPDATE 2) Filesharing site Megaupload was taken down Thursday by the U.S. Department Of Justice and FBI with key execs arrested. Hackers Anonymous retaliated shutting down the sites of the RIAA, MPAA, DOJ, UMG and WMG.  Warner Music's site remained down early on Saturday morning. UPDATE: UMG parent Vivendi was forced offline last night, but it and WMG were up as of 10:50AM ET Saturday.

• The fight against SOPA/PIPA appears to have delayed the bill indefinitely; even as Trent Reznor, OK Go, MGMT, Zoe Keating, Neil Gaiman and others join the fight and Robin Davey asks, "What Did Black Out Protesting SOPA Just Achieve?
• Join Debate On Withholding Music From Spotify: The Case For & Against.

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