People claim they are still accessing MP3Sparks through MM. So I would not write them off just yet. This happened often with AllOfMP3 also, but it would come back anywhere between a few hours to once I remember it took 6 days.
As to recordings.ru-
“К сожаленею, наш сайт недоступен из-за границы”
Ah well, there are ways around that also….
You know what disturbs me about all of this is first, they are only hitting music, movies and other medias right now but what happens when they think they can get away with censoring outside [or even inside] news sources that do not agree with whatever agenda the govt is trying to push at the moment and second it just irks me that many of these medias such as the one Andy posted a link to keep reaching the wrong conclusions. Its not about the money for many of us. I also have a Napster membership that I had purchased a few songs from for 99cents each, but if AllOfMP3 opened back up tomorrow charging 2dollars a song they still would get the bulk of my business. But these dumb journalists just do not or perhaps even refuse to understand this, perhaps they are just lazy and want to just snatch the easiest excuse to get the story out or who knows?

Many people are surprised to hear that the biggest opponent to Russia’s ascension to the World Trade Organization is not the United States, it is not a competing market in Europe, and it most certainly is not the plot of……

Kyle