Music Industry News: Song Link Site Raided, Net Neutrality Vote Delayed, Who Is Ayi Jihu? & More

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• Music Linking Site Raided By Dept. of Homeland Security – A large file-sharing link site dedicated to rap and hiphop music and news has been raided by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The servers of RapGodFathers, a site with close to 150,000 members, were seized and moves put in place to take over its domain name. (TorrentFreak)
• FCC Delays Net Neutrality Vote — Again. (Wired) 
• Grooveshark raises VIP service prices. (Grooveshark)

More Music industry News & Commentary:

• Who the hell is Ayi Jihu? Global superstar or massive PR hoax? (China Music Radar)
• Why Drop 50K? Artists, Labels Build Their Own Apps For Less. (Evolver)
• Don't get left behind: Hands on with Facebook alternative Diaspora. (Mashalble)
• Are dead artists keeping the record industry alive? (EW) 
• You Ask, We Answer: What Exactly Is A 360 Deal? (NPR) 
• 24 hours post launch of the Romplr's new remix app, it’s in the top 5 in iTunes app store.
• Is My Grandmother Smarter Than PCMag? (My Response to PCMag’s RIAA P2P Debacle) (ZDNet)
• RIAA Misfires, Grazes PCMag.com. (PCWorld)